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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780244903321

Autore

Rosenmeyer Patricia A

Titolo

Ancient epistolary fictions [[electronic resource] ] : the letter in Greek literature / / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-511-04736-3

0-511-15410-0

0-511-01777-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Disciplina

883/.0109

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-362) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.