The Novel in the Ancient World: Revised Edition (Classical Tradition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0391041347 ISBN 13: 9780391041349

Publisher: Brill, 2003

Synopsis

Ancient novels elucidate not only the literature and philosophy of antiquity but the hidden, culture or "alternative histories" of everyday life. This volume surveys new approaches to the ancient novel and examines the development, transformation, and christianization of the novel. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.

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'"What makes this volume impressive is the range of issues tackled. It is certainly one of the most comprehensive and concise books on the ancient novel in recent years...This volume will not only be of great interest to Classicists but also to scholars of the modern literatures researching the 'open genre' of the novel...In conclusion one can only recommend this volume as an informative and inspiring tool which will further our understanding of and stimulate new approaches to the ancient novel and its successors. " Karla Pollmann, "Journal of Roman Studies," 1998. '"This is a good and useful collection, and one that should certainly be purchased by libraries and individuals who can afford it."' Simon Swain, "Classical Review," 1998. '"This volume immediately impresses the reader this is an important collection It will be of use for all those who, coming from various disciplines, study aspects of the ancient novel."' C. Panayotakis and M. Zimmerman, "Mnemosyne," 1999."

'What makes this volume impressive is the range of issues tackled. It is certainly one of the most comprehensive and concise books on the ancient novel in recent years...This volume will not only be of great interest to Classicists but also to scholars of the modern literatures researching the 'open genre' of the novel...In conclusion one can only recommend this volume as an informative and inspiring tool which will further our understanding of and stimulate new approaches to the ancient novel and its successors.' Karla Pollmann, Journal of Roman Studies, 1998. 'This is a good and useful collection, and one that should certainly be purchased by libraries and individuals who can afford it.' Simon Swain, Classical Review, 1998. 'This volume immediately impresses the reader...this is an important collection...It will be of use for all those who, coming from various disciplines, study aspects of the ancient novel.' C. Panayotakis and M. Zimmerman, Mnemosyne, 1999.

Synopsis

From classics and history to Jewish rabbinic narratives and the canonical and noncanonical gospels of earliest Christianity, the relevance of studying the novel of the later classical periods of Greek and Rome is widely endorsed. Ancient novels contain insights beyond literary theories and philosophical musings to new sources for understanding the popular culture of antiquity. This work surveys approaches to the ancient novel and wrestles with issues such as the development, transformation, and Christianization of the novel (Spirit-inspired versus inspired by the Muses).

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0391041347
• ISBN 13: 9780391041349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 876
• Editor: Schmeling Gareth L