Ancient Letters: Classical and Late Antique Epistolography - Hardcover

 
9780199203956: Ancient Letters: Classical and Late Antique Epistolography
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0199203954 ISBN 13: 9780199203956
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2007

Synopsis

The surviving body of ancient letters offers the reader a stunning variety of material, ranging from the everyday letters preserved among the Oxyrhynchus papyri to imperial rescripts, New Testament Epistles, fictional or pseudepigraphical letters and a wealth of missives on almost every conceivable subject. They offer us a unique insight into ancient practices in the fields of politics, literature, philosophy, medicine and many other areas. This collection presents a series of case studies in ancient letters, asking how each letter writer manipulates the epistolary tradition, why he chose the letter form over any other, and what effect the publication of volumes of collected letters might have had upon a reader's engagement with epistolary works. This volume is the first of its kind on ancient letters in any language, and it brings together both well-established and promising young scholars currently working in the fields of ancient literature, history, philosophy and medicine to engage in a shared debate about this most adaptable and 'interdisciplinary' of genres.

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About the Author

Ruth Morello and A. D. Morrison arre both Lecturers in Classics at the University of Manchester.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199203954
ISBN 13 
9780199203956
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
392
Editor
Morello Ruth, Morrison A. D.