Space and time in ancient Greek narrative
By: Alex C. Purves.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521190985
Subjects: Geography in literature; Space and time in literature; Greek literature -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the perfect surveyor; title: The eusynoptic Iliad : visualizing space and movement in the poem; title: Paths and measures : epic space and the Odyssey; title: The world in the hand : Anaximander, Pherecydes, and the invention of cartography; title: Map and narrative : Herodotus' histories; title: Losing the way home : Xenophon's Anabasis; title: Finding (things at) home : Xenophon's Oeconomicus.