Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel

(Part of the Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Series)

by Tim Whitmarsh

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Some of the world's earliest large-form fictional narratives--what would today be called novels-are found in ancient Greece. Dating back to the first century CE, these narratives contain many of the elements common to the novelistic genre, for instance, the joining, separation, and reunion of two lovers. These ancient works have often been heralded as the ancestors of the modern novel; but what can we say of the origins of the Greek novel itself?...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199742650

ISBN13:9780199742653

Release Date:May 2018

Publisher:Oxford Univ PR

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"

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Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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(Part of the Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Series)

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