The Roman Paratext. Frame, Texts, Readers. - JANSEN, Laura, (ed.),
Frame, Texts, Readers
KORTE INHOUD
What is a paratext, and where can we find it in a Roman text? What kind of space does a paratext occupy, and how does this space relate to the text and its contexts? How do we interpret Roman texts 'paratextually'? And what does this approach suggest about a work's original modes of plotting meaning, or the assumptions that underpin our own interpretation? These questions are central to the conceptual and practical concerns of the volume, which offers a synoptic study of Roman paratextuality and its exegesis within the broad sphere of Roman studies. Its contributions, which span literary, epigraphic and visual culture, focus on a wide variety of paratextual features - e.g. titles and inter-titles, prefaces, indices, inscriptions, closing statements, decorative and formalistic details - and other paratextual phenomena, such as the frames that can be plotted at various intersections of a text's formal organization. * Proposes a new direction in the criticism of the structure of Roman literary and extra-literary...
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2017Uitgever: Cambridge University Press336 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1107607280ISBN-13: 9781107607286Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Cambridge (...), 2017. 1st paperback ed. XIV,320p. Paperback. [New] [Auteur: JANSEN, Laura, (ed.),] [Uitgever: Cambridge University Press] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: The Roman Paratext. Frame, Texts, Readers.]
