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Autore |
Rosenmeyer Patricia A |
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Titolo |
Ancient epistolary fictions [[electronic resource] ] : the letter in Greek literature / / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-511-04736-3 |
0-511-15410-0 |
0-511-01777-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (382 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-362) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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