| Collected Ancient Greek Novels Second Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Reardon, B. P. (Editor), Morgan, J. R. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520256557 ISBN-13: 9780520256552 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $47.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon's excellent volume. Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A new foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 883.010 |
| Physical Information: 2.3" H x 5.9" W x 9" (2.75 lbs) 848 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon's excellent volume. Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A new foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel. |
