Oxford Readings in the Greek Novel (Oxford Readings in Classical Studies)

This Book Comprises A New And Exciting Collection Of Critical Work On The Ancient Greek Novel. It Offers Students And Researchers Twelve Of The Most Influential Studies Of Recent Years Together With An Introduction, By The Editor, Which Explores The Nature Of The Greek Novel In Its Historical Context And Provides A History Of Modern Interpretations.--book Jacket. Six Of These Pieces Have Been Translated For The First Time From French, German, And Italian, Thereby Bringing Some Of The Best Of European Scholarship To An Anglophone Audience. The Most Important Greek Quotations Have Been Rendered Into English Making These Texts Easily Accessible To Readers Without Greek.--jacket. A Century And More Of The Greek Novel / S. Swain -- The Greek Novel / E.l. Bowie -- The Conflict Of Emotions: A Topos In The Greek Erotic Novel / M. Fusillo -- Rural Society In The Greek Novel, Or The Country Seen From The Town / S. Saïd -- The Role Of Women In The Greek Novel: Woman As Heroine And Reader / B. Egger -- Callirhoe And Parthenope: The Beginnings Of The Historical Novel / T. Hägg -- Theme, Structure And Narrative In Chariton / B.p. Reardon -- Longus: Towards A History Of Bucolic And Its Function In The Roman Empire / B. Effe -- The Novel Of Longus The Sophist And The Pastoral Tradition / L. Cresci -- Achilles Tatius And Ego-narrative / B.p. Reardon -- The Story Of Knemon In Heliodoros' Aithiopika / J.r. Morgan -- The Mendacity Of Kalasiris And The Narrative Strategy Of Heliodoros' Aithiopika / J.j. Winkler -- The Mirror Of The Moon: Lucian's A True Story-- From Satire To Utopia / M. Fusillo. Edited By Simon Swain. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [382]-412). This collection of critical work on the ancient Greek novel offers students and researchers twelve of the most useful and influential studies of recent years together with an introduction which explains the nature of Greek fiction in the novel's heyday. The papers guide readers through the history of the novel's interpretation from the publication of Erwin Rhode's pioneering study of 1876 to contemporary literary theory. A collection of critical work on the ancient Greek novel. It explores the nature of the Greek novel in its historical context, examining aspects which are common to several or all of the novels, and also examines particular narratives in more depth. Important quotations are in English.