 | The Cast of Character: The Representation of Personality in Ancient and Medieval Literature Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature; Literature Ancient -- History and criticism; Fiction Medieval -- History and criticism; Ovid 43 B.C.-17 or 18 -- Characters; Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375 -- Characters; Chaucer Geoffrey d. 1400 -- Charact; This book is concerned with the idea of character and the methods of representing it in ancient and medieval narrative fiction, and shows how late classical and medieval authors adopted techniques and perspectives from rhetoric, philosophy, and sometimes theology to fashion figures who define not only themselves but also their readers. Ginsberg Warren : Warren Ginsberg is a professor of English in the Department of Comparative Literature, University of Oregon. |
