Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel (Oxford Readings in Classical Studies)
Language: English
Published by OUP Oxford, 1999
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An anthology of articles on the Roman novels of Petronius and Apuleius, providing an assessment of literature on the texts. It interprets and explores the narratives of Petronius, relating his work to Menippean satire and studies Apuleius in relation to religion, Platonism and Greek ass stories. Editor(s): Harrison, S. J. Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557. . 1999. New. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel (Oxford Readings in Classical Studies)
- Author
- . Ed(s): Harrison, S. J.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198721730
- ISBN 13
- 9780198721734
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.
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includes an admirably up-to-date bibliographical survey byt the editor, the highlight of the volume, on twentieth-century scholarship on the Roman novel ... the helpful thematic classification of this enormous amount of scholarly works, and its balanced and sensible assessment by the editor demonstrates his impressive command of both Petronian and Apuleian secondary sources (Costas Panayotakis, Journal of Roman Studies Vol 90)
begins with a show-stoppingly detailed survey of scholarship on the subject, together with a fair amount of guidance to the uninitiated ... Harrison and Swain are learned and judicious editors, and both volumes 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. (Tim Whitmarsh, Times Literary Supplement, 4/2/00.)
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