The virgin and her lover [[electronic resource] ] : fragments of an ancient Greek novel and a Persian epic poem / / by Tomas Hägg & Bo Utas

• Autore: Hägg Tomas
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, MA, : Brill, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 883/.01
• Soggetto topico: Epic literature, Persian - History and criticism; Greek literature - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: UtasBo <1938->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The virgin and her lover
• ISBN: 1-280-46781-9; 9786610467815; 1-4237-1432-6; 90-474-0258-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450261703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; ; v. 30.