The theory of narrative or narratology, which was developed in the 1960s, has helped us towards a better understanding of the how and why of narrative.  Narratology and Classics is the first introduction to narratology that deals specifically with classical narrative: epic, historiography, biography, the ancient novel, but also the many narratives inserted in drama or lyric.

Narratology and classics. A practical guide

• Irene J.F. de Jong (ed.)
• Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014
• ISBN: 978 0 199 68870 8