The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel

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ID19906302
EditorsTim Whitmarsh
Year2008
Pages416
Publication date2008-05-15
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature) (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/ccol9780521865906
OpenAlexW603762444
Open LibraryOL10436366M
ISBN9780521865906
LanguageEN
Citations received62

The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus and others have been cherished for millennia, but never more so than now. The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel contains nineteen original essays by an international cast of experts in the field. The emphasis is upon the critical interpretation of the texts within historical settings, both in antiquity and in the later generations that have been and continue to be inspired by them. All the central issues of current scholarship are addressed: sexuality, cultural identity, class, religion, politics, narrative, style, readership and much more. Four sections cover cultural context of the novels, their contents, literary form, and their reception in classical antiquity and beyond. Each chapter includes guidance on further reading. This collection will be essential for scholars and students, as well as for others who want an up-to-date, accessible introduction into this exhilarating material

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Audience measurement · Context (archaeology) · Identity (music) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Late Antiquity · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Reading (process) · Scholarship · Style (visual arts) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy · Ancient (Classical) Greek · Ancient, Classical & Medieval · Classical fiction · Criticism · Greek fiction · Greek fiction, history and criticism · History and criticism · Latin · Latin fiction · Literary collections · Literature - Classics · Prose & writers: classical, early & medieval · Romanian literature · Romanian literature, history and criticism

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