 | A Rhetoric of the Scene: Dramatic Narrative in the Early Middle Ages Subjects: Latin prose literature Medieval and modem -- History and criticism; Byzantine prose literature -- History and criticism; Narration (Rhetoric); In the course of the sixth century AD a remarkable change takes place in the form of Western literary narrative. Dramatic mimesis becomes systematic. In this study Joaquin Martinez Pizarro focuses on the scene as the characteristic minimal unit, and on its elements: dialogue, gestures, and significant objects. Martinez-Pizarro Joaquin : JOAQUIN MARTINEZ PIZARRO is Assistant Professor of English, State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
