By Tim Whitmarsh

ISBN-10: 0521684889

ISBN-13: 9780521684880

ISBN-10: 0521865905

ISBN-13: 9780521865906

The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus and others were loved for millennia, yet by no means extra so than now. The Cambridge spouse to the Greek and Roman Novel includes nineteen unique essays by means of a global solid of specialists within the box. The emphasis is upon the serious interpretation of the texts inside ancient settings, either in antiquity and within the later generations which have been and stay encouraged by means of them. the entire crucial problems with present scholarship are addressed: sexuality, cultural identification, classification, faith, politics, narrative, variety, readership and masses extra. 4 sections hide cultural context of the novels, their contents, literary shape, and their reception in classical antiquity and past. each one bankruptcy comprises assistance on additional analyzing. This assortment can be crucial for students and scholars, in addition to for others who wish an up to date, available advent into this exhilarating material.

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