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НАРАТИВНЕ ТЕОРИЈЕ У АНТИЦИ
The narrative theories in the antique Greece

Author(s): Mirjana Bojanić Ćirković
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Greek Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: narration; mimesis;composition;fabula;Platon; Aristotle; Horatio

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a diachronic overview of narrative theory in antique Greece. In introduction is related the origin of narrative and the first narrative theories. In the middle are two major theories of ancient Greece, Plato’s and Aristotle’s, and Horatio’s theory as one of the most important of the antique Roman’s period. The narrative theories are observed through the key elements of narrative in the works of the above authors. There are similarities and differences between these narrative theories. The final part of the paper emphasize the importance of the ancient narrative theories in terms of the present.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2013
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 217-232
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian