Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration : Five Linguistic and Narratological Case Studies

In Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description And Narration Niels Koopman Offers A Thorough Linguistic And Narratological Analysis Of Five Canonical Ancient Greek Ekphraseis From The Archaic To The Hellenistic Period: Achilles’ Shield In Homer’s Iliad (18.478-608), Heracles’ Shield In Pseudo-hesiod’s Shield (139-320), The Goatherd’s Cup In Theocritus’ First Idyll (27-60), Jason’s Cloak In Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica (1.721-68) And Europa’s Basket In Moschus’ Europa (37-62). Ekphrasis, As The Verbal Representation Of Visual Representation, Is Both Text And Image, Which Makes It A Complex Yet Fascinating Phenomenon. By Investigating Its Descriptive And Narrative Properties, This Study Sheds Light On The Interplay Between Text And Image At Work In Ekphrasis. Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- Editions And Translations -- Introduction: Ekphrasis, Narration And Description -- Methodology, Test Cases And Corpus -- The Shield Of Achilles (il. 18.478–608) -- The Shield Of Heracles (hes. Sc. 139–320) -- The Goatherd’s Cup (theoc. Id. 1.27–60) -- Jason’s Cloak (a.r. 1.721–768) -- Europa’s Basket (mosch. Eur. 37–62) -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography. By Niels Koopman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.