Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel by S J Harrison
This anthology of articles on the Roman novels of Petronius and Apuleius makes available some of the most useful and important articles published in German and Italian as well as English over the last thirty years. The introduction, by the editor, provides a general assessment of all scholarly work written about the texts from the 1900s to the 1990s, setting the papers usefully in context. The articles in this collection which concern the work of Petronius include a general interpretation of a fragmentary and problematic text, exploration of narrative technique, relation to Menippean satire and recently discovered Greek novel papyri, and realism. On Apuleius, the collection includes pieces on narrative and ideological unity, relation to religion and Platonism, exploration of narrative technique, relation to epic and to the Greek ass stories, to folk-tale, and historical realism. A reflection of the period of rapid expansion of scholarly interest in the area of the ancient novel this book combines the best of current international scholarly interpretation.
Harrison (and Swain) are learned and judicious editors, and both volumes will no doubt find the wide markets they deserve..it is hard not to be impressed by the weight and density of scholarship to be found herein. Times Literary Supplement
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198721741 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198721749 |
| Title | Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel |
| Author | S J Harrison |
| Series | Oxford Readings In Classical Studies |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 378 |
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