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The representation of slavery in the Greek novel : resistance and appropriation / William M. Owens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owens, William M., author.
- Series:
- Routledge monographs in classical studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greek prose literature--History and criticism.
- Greek prose literature.
- Slavery in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 244 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- Biography/History:
- William M. Owens is Associate Professor of Classics at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. His research focuses on the representation of social institutions, practices, and ideologies in ancient literature, in particular comedy and the novel.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Degradation and Resistance
- Ephesiaca: Enslavement and Folktale
- Callirhoe: Narratives of Slavery Explicit and Implied, Told and Retold
- Two Novels About Slavery
- Daphnis and Chloe: Slavery as Nature and Art
- Slavery and Literary Play in Leucippe and Clitophon
- Aethiopica: Love and Slavery, Philosophy and the Novel
- Afterword: Conclusions Summarized and Two Points of Speculation
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 22, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Owens, William M. Representation of slavery in the Greek novel.
- ISBN:
- 9780429328558
- 0429328559
- 9781000754520
- 1000754529
- 9781000754643
- 1000754642
- 9781000754582
- 1000754588
- Publisher Number:
- 99993029741
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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