The Roman Novel: The 'Satyricon' of Petronius and the 'Metamorphoses' of Apuleius
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"The Satyricon" of Petronius and the "Metamorphoses" (or "The Golden Ass") of Apuleius are the only novels written at Rome before AD 200 to have survived. The genre is the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world. This study defines the genre and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. It shows that both Petronius and Apuleius introduced important innovations into the traditional comic romance. A critical...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521076587
ISBN13:9780521076586
Release Date:August 1970
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:286 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"
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