A Companion to the Ancient Novel
Edmund P Cueva author Shannon N Byrne author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:14th Feb '14
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This companion addresses a topic of continuing contemporary relevance, both cultural and literary.
- Offers both a wide-ranging exploration of the classical novel of antiquity and a wealth of close literary analysis
- Brings together the most up-to-date international scholarship on the ancient novel, including fresh new academic voices
- Includes focused chapters on individual classical authors, such as Petronius, Xenophon and Apuleius, as well as a wide-ranging thematic analysis
- Addresses perplexing questions concerning authorial expression and readership of the ancient novel form
- Provides an accomplished introduction to a genre with a rising profile <
“It offers a nice mixture of new discussions, including some that will be useful for students and the uninitiated, some that will provoke further research, and a number that will stand as important contributions to the field in their own right.” (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 19 June 2015)
“Ending with a chapter looking at the influence of the ancient novel on modern film, the Companionforms a full circle in its assessment of forms of entertainment, while also demonstrating, in spite of its apparent rarity, that the ancient novel continues to exert a strong influence on modern storytellers, their means of, and inspirations for, storytelling.” (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014
ISBN: 9781444336023
Dimensions: 252mm x 183mm x 36mm
Weight: 1093g
632 pages