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Beginning Reading Pausanias' Periegesis. The Periegesis and other works of geographical description

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Summary, in English

The genre of the Periegesis is problematic, irrespective of whether it is brought into a generic category together with other works or is assumed to be sui generis. This paper argues that temporarily abandoning the scholarly habit of reading texts synoptically rather than subjecting oneself to one of the most fundamental characteristics of any text, viz. its linearity, may bring new light to the problem of the genre of the Periegesis. At the very beginning of the Periegesis there are strong generic signals pointing to definite generic affiliations. Though slightly modified later, these generic ties established at an early stage continue to play an active part in the structuring of the text.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Conference name

FIEC 2009. 13th Conference of the International Federation of the Societies of Classical Studies

Conference date

2009-08-24 - 2009-08-29

Status

Unpublished