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The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative
Lowe, N. J. (Royal Holloway, University of London)
The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative
Lowe, N. J. (Royal Holloway, University of London)
This is the story of how western literature first developed its distinctive taste for the kind of tight, economical plotting still supreme in modern fiction and cinema. The book shows how this taste was formed in Greco-Roman antiquity out of a series of revolutions in storytelling.
308 pages, 9 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 20, 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780521604451 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 308 |
Dimensions | 153 × 230 × 28 mm · 476 g |
Language | English |