Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation /
Rosenmeyer, Patricia A.
Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - 1 online resource (viii, 168 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164) and index.
Chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 CLASSICAL GREEK LITERARY LETTERS -- chapter 2 HELLENISTIC LITERARY LETTERS -- chapter 3 Letters and prose fictions of the Second Sophistic -- chapter 4 THE EPISTOLARY NOVELLA -- chapter 5 PSEUDO-HISTORICAL LETTER COLLECTIONS OF THE SECOND SOPHISTIC -- chapter 6 INVENTED CORRESPONDENCES, IMAGINARY VOICES.
Open Access
The only major work of its kind on Greek epistolography, this book examines short selections of fictional letters, and excerpts from histories, epics and novels, from the second and third centuries CE; the so-called 'Golden Age' of prose epistolography.; Arranged chronologically, with introductory sections for each time period, this book studies a wide range of writers, genres and literary levels, and analyzes love letters, philosophical letters, historical novels in letters, sketches of rural life, sketches of courtesan life, and comic letters among many more.; Well-respected author Patricia A. Rosenmeyer has selected a highly entertaining selection, which include translation of previously inaccessible or untranslated works, and deftly opens up a neglected area of study to provide an enjoyable and central study text for students of Greek epistolography.
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Greek letters--History and criticism.
Epistolary fiction, Greek--History and criticism.
Lettres (Genre litt�eraire) grecques--Histoire et critique.
Roman �epistolaire grec--Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Ancient & Classical.
Epistolary fiction, Greek.
Greek letters.
Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA3637.L4 / R67 2006eb
886.0109
Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - 1 online resource (viii, 168 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164) and index.
Chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 CLASSICAL GREEK LITERARY LETTERS -- chapter 2 HELLENISTIC LITERARY LETTERS -- chapter 3 Letters and prose fictions of the Second Sophistic -- chapter 4 THE EPISTOLARY NOVELLA -- chapter 5 PSEUDO-HISTORICAL LETTER COLLECTIONS OF THE SECOND SOPHISTIC -- chapter 6 INVENTED CORRESPONDENCES, IMAGINARY VOICES.
Open Access
The only major work of its kind on Greek epistolography, this book examines short selections of fictional letters, and excerpts from histories, epics and novels, from the second and third centuries CE; the so-called 'Golden Age' of prose epistolography.; Arranged chronologically, with introductory sections for each time period, this book studies a wide range of writers, genres and literary levels, and analyzes love letters, philosophical letters, historical novels in letters, sketches of rural life, sketches of courtesan life, and comic letters among many more.; Well-respected author Patricia A. Rosenmeyer has selected a highly entertaining selection, which include translation of previously inaccessible or untranslated works, and deftly opens up a neglected area of study to provide an enjoyable and central study text for students of Greek epistolography.
0203964780 9780203964781 1280562846 9781280562846 9780415285506 041528550X 9780415285513 0415285518 9786610562848 6610562849
TandF CostPaid FormOnline AccessRestricted GovNo
013301299 Uk
Greek letters--History and criticism.
Epistolary fiction, Greek--History and criticism.
Lettres (Genre litt�eraire) grecques--Histoire et critique.
Roman �epistolaire grec--Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Ancient & Classical.
Epistolary fiction, Greek.
Greek letters.
Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA3637.L4 / R67 2006eb
886.0109