The Form of Greek Romance

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In the early Roman Empire a new literary genre began to flourish, mainly in the Greek world: prose fiction, or romance. Broadly defined as a love story that offers adventure and a romantic vision of life, this form of literature emerged long after the other genres and, until recently, seemed hardly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reardon, Bryan P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Literary form.
Greek fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Roman grec > Histoire et critique.
Literary form > History > To 1500.
Greek fiction > History and criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the early Roman Empire a new literary genre began to flourish, mainly in the Greek world: prose fiction, or romance. Broadly defined as a love story that offers adventure and a romantic vision of life, this form of literature emerged long after the other genres and, until recently, seemed hardly worthy of critical attention. Here B.P. Reardon addresses the growing interest in ancient fiction by providing a literary and cultural framework in which to understand Greek romance, and by demonstrating its importance as an artistic and social phenomenon. Beginning with a discussion of Chariton.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9781400861842

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