Latin Fiction

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Alexander Romance
ancient prose fiction
Apuleian Tale
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Benvenuto Da Imola
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Cena Trimalchionis
classical literature analysis
De Civitate Dei
De Deo Socratis
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Gesta Romanorum
golden
Golden Ass
greek
Greek Novels
hagiographic narratives
Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri
Inset Tale
Jacob Van Maerlant
Jean Detournes
John III
Latin Fiction
Lettered Man
literary exegesis methods
Macer Floridus
Martianus Capella
medieval storytelling
menippean
Menippean Satire
milesian
Milesian Tales
Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum
novels
reception of roman novels in europe
roman narrative tradition
romance
satire
tales
Tight Rope Walkers
Vice Versa
Violate
Young Man

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415147217
  • Weight: 635g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 13 May 1999
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Latin Fiction provides a chronological study of the Roman novel from the Classical period to the Middle Ages, exploring the development of the novel and the continuity of Latin culture. Essays by eminent and international contributors discuss texts including:

* Petronius, Satyrica and Cena Trimalchionis
* Apuleius, Metamorphose(The Golden Ass) and The Tale of Cupid and Psyche
* The History of Apollonius of Tyre
* The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensis
* The Latin Alexander
* Hagiographic fiction
* Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Pysche, Apollonius of Tyre and the Alexander Romance.

For any student or scholar of Latin fiction, or literary history, this will definitely be a book to add to your reading list.