Author

Publication

2008-07-01 - University of California Press

Language

English

Word Count

208,750 words, Guess

Page Count

835 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPA3632 .C65 1989
  • LCCPA3632
  • LCCPA3632 .C6513 2008
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  • LCCPA3632 .C65 2008

Description

"Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon's excellent volume. Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A new foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel."--Publisher's description.

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Other Editions

  • Collected Ancient Greek NovelsPaperbackUniversity of California Press2008-07-01

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