Evolution of Greek Prose Style

Zusatztext this is a wonderful book, one that will be read and reread and consulted with profit for years to come. ... will both facilitate and encourage further research. The book itself is very well produced Klappentext Greek prose literature evolved much later than poetry, and rapidly became a sophisticated art-form. The book examines how this evolution progressed, from about 500 BC down to the time of Plato and Demosthenes. Stylistic choice is treated from the point of view of the relations between speaker and hearer and the balance between innovation and the hearer's expectations. Zusammenfassung Greek prose literature evolved much later than poetry, and rapidly became a sophisticated art-form. The book examines how this evolution progressed, from about 500 BC down to the time of Plato and Demosthenes. Stylistic choice is treated from the point of view of the relations between speaker and hearer and the balance between innovation and the hearer's expectations.

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• Authors: K. J. Dover, Kenneth Dover, Sir Kenneth (Chancellor Dover, Sir Kenneth J. Dover, Dover Kenneth, Dover Publications Inc, Publications Inc Dover Publications Inc
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1997
• EAN: 9780198140283
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814028-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval