The virgin and her lover : fragments of an ancient Greek novel and a Persian epic poem / by Tomas Hagg & Bo Utas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hägg, Tomas.

Contributor:

Utas, Bo, 1938-

Series:

Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; v. 30.

Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, 1571-5183 ; v. 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic literature, Persian--History and criticism.

Epic literature, Persian.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 278 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Starting from the author's discovery that the Persian epic poem Vamiq and Adhra by Unsuri (11th century AD) derives from the ancient Greek novel of ""Metiokhos and Parthenope"", this work contains critical editions of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with comments.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Transcription systems; Preface; List of illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two The Greek sources; Chapter Three The Persian sources; Chapter Four Transformations of the text; Chapter Five Reconstruction of the plot; Chapter Six Problems and challenges; Bibliography; Index of passages in Greek and Roman authors; Index of references to the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia; General index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46781-9

9786610467815

1-4237-1432-6

90-474-0258-8

OCLC:

666960447