The Cambridge companion to the Greek and Roman novel / edited by Tim Whitmarsh.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Whitmarsh, Tim, editor.

Conference Name:

International Conference on the Ancient Novel (4th : 2008 : Lisbon, Portugal)

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature.

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical fiction--History and criticism.

Classical fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 392 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

The Cambridge Companion to the Greek & Roman Novel

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction / Tim Whitmarsh

Literary milieux / Ewen Bowie

The history of sexuality / Helen Morales

Cultural identity / Susan Stephens

Class / Tim Whitmarsh

Religion / Froma Zeitlin

Travel / James Romm

Body and text / Jason König

Time / Lawrence Kim

Politics and spectacles / Catherine Connors

Genre / Simon Goldhill

Approaching style and rhetoric / Andrew Laird

Intertextuality / John Morgan and Stephen Harrison

Narrative / Tim Whitmarsh and Shadi Bartsch

Ancient readers / Richard Hunter

Byzantine readers / Joan B. Burton

The re-emergence of ancient novels in Western Europe, 1300-1810 / Michael Reeve

Novels ancient and modern / Gerald Sandy and Stephen Harrison

Modernity and post-modernity / Massimo Fusillo.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-81767-1

1-139-00183-3