Ancient epistolary fictions : the letter in Greek literature / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [(c)2001.]Description: 1 online resource (x, 370 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0511017774
- 9780511017773
- 0511154100
- 9780511154102
- Greek literature -- History and criticism
- Letters in literature
- Epistolary fiction, Greek -- History and criticism
- Epistolary poetry, Greek -- History and criticism
- Imaginary letters -- History and criticism
- Greek letters -- History and criticism
- Letter writing, Greek -- History
- Greek literature
- Literature
- PA3014.37
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| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Book | G. Allen Fleece Library Online | Non-fiction | PA3014.37 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | ocm52472155\ |
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; I Epistolarity: an introduction; II Epistolary fictions; III The epistolary novel; IV Epistolography in the Second Sophistic; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.
The first comprehensive look at the use of imaginary letters in Greek literature. The book challenges the notion that Ovid 'invented' the fictional letter form in the Heroides, and considers a wealth of Greek antecedents for the later European epistolary novel tradition.
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