Crafting characters

By Koen de Temmerman

Subjects: Charakterisierung, Congresses, Heldin, Held, Characters and characteristics in literature, LITERARY CRITICISM, Longus, Ancient & Classical, Greek fiction, history and criticism, Roman, Chariton, History and criticism, Hellenistic Greek poetry, Griechisch, Hellenistic Greek fiction, Hellenistic Greek literature

Description: Analyzes the characterization of the protagonists in the five extant, so-called 'ideal' Greek novels of the first few centuries C.E., using the conceptual couples of typification/individuation, idealistic/realistic characterization, and static/dynamic character to show their complexity.