Ancient epistolary fictions : the letter in Greek literature
Epistolary fiction, Greek Epistolary poetry, Greek Greek letters Greek literature Imaginary letters Letter writing, Greek Letters in literature Literature Correspondance grecque Lettres (Genre littéraire) dans la littérature Lettres (Genre littéraire) grecques Lettres fictives Littérature grecque Poésie épistolaire grecque Roman épistolaire grec Letters LITERARY CRITICISM Criticism, interpretation, etc History sähkökirjat
Cambridge University Press
2001
EISBN 9780511017773
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.
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.
