The Ancient Critic at Work : Terms and Concepts of Literary Criticism in Greek Scholia (Paperback)

Introduction; Part I: 1. Plot; 2. Time; 3. Narrative and speech; 4. Focalisation; 5. Effects on the reader; 6. Gaps and omissions; 7. Poetic licence; 8. Authentication; 9. Style; 10. Allusions, hints, hidden meanings; 11. Characters; 12. Mythography; Part II: 13. The gods in Homer; 14. Homeric similes; 15. Epithets; 16. Type scenes; 17. Homeric speeches; 18. Reverse order; 19. Staging, performance and dramaturgy; Epilogue; Glossary of Greek terms.