The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel

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Paperback | 24 June 2008

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The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus and others have been cherished for millennia, but never more so than now. The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel contains nineteen original essays by an international cast of experts in the field. The emphasis is upon the critical interpretation of the texts within historical settings, both in antiquity and in the later generations that have been and continue to be inspired by them. All the central issues of current scholarship are addressed: sexuality, cultural identity, class, religion, politics, narrative, style, readership and much more. Four sections cover cultural context of the novels, their contents, literary form, and their reception in classical antiquity and beyond. Each chapter includes guidance on further reading. This collection will be essential for scholars and students, as well as for others who want an up-to-date, accessible introduction into this exhilarating material.

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Anthologies (non-poetry)History & Criticism of Literature Literary Studies of Fiction General Literary Studies Classical Literary Studies History General & World History

Introduction
Contexts
Literary milieux
The history of sexuality
Cultural identity
Class
The World of the Novel
Religion
Travel
Body and text
Time
Politics and spectacles
Form
Genre
Approaching style and rhetoric
Intertextuality
Narrative
Reception
Ancient readers
Byzantine readers
The re-emergence of the novel in Western Europe, 1300-1810
Novels ancient and modern
Modernity and post-modernity
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