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

• Autore: Rosenmeyer Patricia A
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (382 p.)
• Disciplina: 883/.0109
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient epistolary fictions
• ISBN: 0-511-04736-3; 0-511-15410-0; 0-511-01777-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780244903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II