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- catalog abstract ""This widely acclaimed book offers an introduction to the ancient novel and presents the latest research findings in the field. For this English translation, Professor Holzberg has substantially updated and expanded the German edition of 1986. Niklas Holzberg considers the ancient novel as encompassing idealistic and comic-realistic narrative with central themes of love and adventure. He develops his definition of the genre and investigates the socio-political factors that contributed to the rise of this literary form. He goes on to examine the individual texts in chronological order, providing a summary of the contents of each, relevant background information and interpretative pointers."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog alternative "Antike Roman. English".
- catalog contributor b7150228.
- catalog contributor b7150229.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""This widely acclaimed book offers an introduction to the ancient novel and presents the latest research findings in the field. For this English translation, Professor Holzberg has substantially updated and expanded the German edition of 1986. Niklas Holzberg considers the ancient novel as encompassing idealistic and comic-realistic narrative with central themes of love and adventure. He develops his definition of the genre and investigates the socio-political factors that contributed to the rise of this literary form. He goes on to examine the individual texts in chronological order, providing a summary of the contents of each, relevant background information and interpretative pointers."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog description "1. The Genre. A conventional plot: Xenophon's Ephesiaca. The surviving texts. Ancient labels. Characteristics of the idealistic and comic-realistic novels. The fringe: other novel-like literature of antiquity. A definition of the genre -- 2. The Rise of the Genre. Theories on the origins. The novel as a product of political, social and cultural upheavals. The novel as 'closet drama' and 'bourgeois prose epic'. The novel's ancient readership. Novel and historiography. Ninus. Sesonchosis. A genre is born -- 3. The Idealistic Novel in Early Imperial Times. Chariton, Callirhoe. Other novels in historical dress: Parthenope, Chione, Calligone. A string of adventures: Xenophon of Ephesus, Ephesiaca. Lollianus, Phoenicica. An attempt to diversify: Antonius Diogenes, The Wonders Beyond Thule -- 4. The Comic-Realistic Novel. A Greek comic-realistic novel in prose and verse: Iolaus. Topsy-turvy world: Petronius, Satyrica. Appearances and reality: the Greek Ass Romance. Satire, Platonism and mysteries: Apuleius, Metamorphoses -- 5. The Idealistic Novel in the Age of the Second Sophistic. Wallowing in lurid effects: Iamblichus, Babyloniaca. Adding the human touch: Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and Clitophon. Sexual psychology and bucolic paradise: Longus, Daphnis and Chloe. Acme of narrative technique: Heliodorus, Aethiopica.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-126) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 129 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Ancient novel.".
- catalog identifier "0415107520".
- catalog identifier "0415107539 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ancient novel.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng ger".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog relation "Ancient novel.".
- catalog subject "883/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Classical fiction History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PA3040 .H6513 1994".
- catalog subject "PA3040 .H6513 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Genre. A conventional plot: Xenophon's Ephesiaca. The surviving texts. Ancient labels. Characteristics of the idealistic and comic-realistic novels. The fringe: other novel-like literature of antiquity. A definition of the genre -- 2. The Rise of the Genre. Theories on the origins. The novel as a product of political, social and cultural upheavals. The novel as 'closet drama' and 'bourgeois prose epic'. The novel's ancient readership. Novel and historiography. Ninus. Sesonchosis. A genre is born -- 3. The Idealistic Novel in Early Imperial Times. Chariton, Callirhoe. Other novels in historical dress: Parthenope, Chione, Calligone. A string of adventures: Xenophon of Ephesus, Ephesiaca. Lollianus, Phoenicica. An attempt to diversify: Antonius Diogenes, The Wonders Beyond Thule -- 4. The Comic-Realistic Novel. A Greek comic-realistic novel in prose and verse: Iolaus. Topsy-turvy world: Petronius, Satyrica. Appearances and reality: the Greek Ass Romance. Satire, Platonism and mysteries: Apuleius, Metamorphoses -- 5. The Idealistic Novel in the Age of the Second Sophistic. Wallowing in lurid effects: Iamblichus, Babyloniaca. Adding the human touch: Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and Clitophon. Sexual psychology and bucolic paradise: Longus, Daphnis and Chloe. Acme of narrative technique: Heliodorus, Aethiopica.".
- catalog title "Antike Roman. English".
- catalog title "The ancient novel : an introduction / Niklas Holzberg ; translated by Christine Jackson-Holzberg.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".