Author

Publication

2010 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

85,750 words, Guess

Page Count

343 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780199576944
  • ISBN-100199576947
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009942578
  • OCLC Control Number477256486
  • OCLC Control Number691919859
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780199576944
  • Open LibraryOL24410762M

Classifications

  • DDC883.01
  • LCCPA3948.C32 T55 2010
  • LCCPA3948.C3
and 1 more
  • LCCPA3948.C3 T55 2010

Description

Questions about the origin of the Greek love novel, itself the precursor of the love novel in Europe, have intrigued scholars for centuries. Stefan Tilg proposes a new solution by arguing that Chariton of Aphrodisias was the inventor of the genre.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Chariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek love novelOxford University Press2010

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