Anseres [sacri]: Restrictions and Variations in Petronius' Narrative Technique
Abstract
Most scholars have approached Petronius' narrative technique from the relationship of the author to the narrator. This approach overlooks the central feature of homodiegetic narrative: the relationship between the narrator and his former self. This study closely examines this relationship, using a methodology derived from Genette's study of focalization. This method shows that the variations of restricted perspective, which are often seen as simple characteristics of the form, are techniques used for a variety of effects.
Max L. Goldman is a lecturer in Classics at the University of California, Irvine. He received his PhD from Brown in 2004.
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2006-12-01
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