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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826455303321

Autore

Hägg Tomas

Titolo

The virgin and her lover : fragments of an ancient Greek novel and a Persian epic poem / / Tomas Hägg, Bo Utas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-280-46781-9

9786610467815

1-4237-1432-6

90-474-0258-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 278 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, , 1571-5183 ; ; v. 30

Altri autori (Persone)

UtasBo <1938->

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Epic literature, Persian - History and criticism

Greek literature - History and criticism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Transcription systems; Preface; List of illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two The Greek sources; Chapter Three The Persian sources; Chapter Four Transformations of the text; Chapter Five Reconstruction of the plot; Chapter Six Problems and challenges; Bibliography; Index of passages in Greek and Roman authors; Index of references to the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia; General index

Sommario/riassunto

Starting from the author's discovery that the Persian epic poem Vamiq and Adhra by Unsuri (11th century AD) derives from the ancient Greek novel of ""Metiokhos and Parthenope"", this work contains critical editions of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with comments.