Texts, Transmissions, Receptions ― Modern Approaches to Narratives

The papers collected in this volume study the function and meaning of various kinds of narrative texts from the perspective of New Philology, Linguistics, Iconography and Reception studies. Their purpose is to understand the workings of narrative texts.

Andre Lardinois, Ph.D. (1995), Princeton University, is Professor of Ancient Greek Literature and Academic Director of the Institute for Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen. His main research interests centre on Greek lyric poetry and Greek drama. Sophie Levie, Ph.D. (1988), University of Amsterdam, is Professor of European Literature at Radboud University Nijmegen. She is chief editor of a series published by Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, Rome. Her research focuses on 20th century European literary history. Hans Hoeken, Ph.D. (1995), Tilburg University, is Professor of Persuasive Communication at Radboud University Nijmegen. His main research interests lie in the field of the persuasive effects of argumentation, rhetorical figures and narratives.Christoph Luthy, Ph.D. (1995), Harvard University, is Professor of the History of Philosophy and Science at Radboud University Nijmegen. He is particularly interested in the origin of the modern scientific disciplines, the evolution of natural philosophy and of matter theories, as well as in methods of (graphically) visualizing abstract thought and theories. Contributors are: Benjamin Alexander, Guy Claessens, Sabrina Corbellini, Karina van Dalen-Oskam, Anneke de Graaf, Laurens Ham, Hans Hoeken, Margriet Hoogvliet, Helen de Hoop, Lettica Hustinx, Camille Joseph, Bram de Klerck, Mark de Kreij, Tom Lambeens, Andre Lardinois, Sander Lestrade, Sophie Levie, Christoph Luthy, Kris Pint, Jose Sanders, Rob van de Schoor, Wilbert Spooren, Els Stronks, Kirsten Vis.