"Demonstrates the limits of narratology in understanding ancient texts and forges a new approach that investigates the specific logic of ancient narrative. An invaluable introduction to ancient views of narrative but also a major contribution to a historically sensitive theory of narrative"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Narratology and classics; 2. Word and world: fiction(ality); 3. Voice(s): author/ narrator/ character; 4. Minds; 5. Motivation; 6. Ancient texts and postmodern challenges.