Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel

Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 0198721749
ISBN-13 : 9780198721741
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Book Synopsis Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel by : S. J. Harrison

Download or read book Oxford Readings in the Roman Novel written by S. J. Harrison and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Those articles in the collection which concern Petronius' Satyrica include a general interpretation of this fragmentary and problematic text, an exploration of its narrative technique, its relationship to Menippean satire and to recently discovered Greek novel papyri, and the issue of its realism."--BOOK JACKET. "On Apuleius' Metamorphoses, the collection includes pieces on narrative and ideological unity, an exploration of its narrative technique, its relationship to religion and Platonism, to epic and to the Greek ass stories, and to historical realism."--Jacket.


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