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. Alternative titles Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae, series in 8˚, vol. VIII ActaAth-8˚, VIII SkrAth-8˚, VIII