Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Shifts of narrative level in Saint Augustine's Confessions
The three hypodiegetic narratives, which are spoken by someone other than the narrator of the text, are Alypsius' story in VIII, 6, 8, Pontificianus' story in VIII, 6, and the sub-narrative within Ponticianus' story in VIII, 6. All three prefigure the description of Augustine's own conversion in VII...
| Author: | Paul J. Archambault |
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1986
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| Volume: | XVII |
| Pages: | 109-117 |
| Periodical: | Augustinian Studies |
| Format: | Article |
| Topic: | -
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| Status: | Active |
| Summary: | The three hypodiegetic narratives, which are spoken by someone other than the narrator of the text, are Alypsius' story in VIII, 6, 8, Pontificianus' story in VIII, 6, and the sub-narrative within Ponticianus' story in VIII, 6. All three prefigure the description of Augustine's own conversion in VIII, 12. |
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Three levels of style in Augustine of Hippo and Gregory of Nazianzus