Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions.

Narrative technique in ancient Greek romances. Studies of Chariton, Xenophon Ephesius, and Achilles Tatius

By Tomas Hägg

Contents

Introduction
Part I. The narrative form
Chapter 1. The tempo and phases of the narrative
Chapter 2. Types of narrative: Scene and summary, description and commentary
Chapter 3. Points of view
Chapter 4. Parallel action and alternative technique
Chapter 5. Time and action
Part II. The internal reference system
Chapter 6. Anticipations
Chapter 7. Recapitulations
Part III. Conclusions and perspectives
Chapter 8. The narrative techniques of Chariton, Xenophon, and Achilles
Chapter 9. Some remarks on the romances and the Greek narrative tradition
Bibliography
Indexes
Figures and tables

Bibliographical information

Tomas Hägg, Narrative technique in ancient Greek romances. Studies of Chariton, Xenophon Ephesius, and Achilles Tatius (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Athen-8°, 8), Lund 1971. ISSN 0081-9921.