The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel

The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus, and others have been cherished for millennia, but never more so than now.

The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel contains nineteen original essays by an international cast of experts in the field. The emphasis is upon the critical interpretation of the texts within historical settings, both in antiquity and in the later generations that have been and continue to be inspired by them.

All the central issues of current scholarship are addressed: sexuality, cultural identity, class, religion, politics, narrative, style, readership, and much more. Four sections cover the cultural context of the novels, their contents, literary form, and their reception in classical antiquity and beyond.

Each chapter includes guidance on further reading. This collection will be essential for scholars and students, as well as for others who want an up-to-date, accessible introduction to this exhilarating material.

Author: Tim Whitmarsh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 412
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780521684880

About the Author
Whitmarsh, Tim: - Tim Whitmarsh is E. P. Warren Praelector in Classics at Corpus Christi and Lecturer in Greek Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. He has published widely on the Greek literature of the Roman period, including Greek Literature and the Roman Empire: The Politics of Imitation (2001) and The Second Sophistic (2005). He has lectured all over the world, given television interviews, appeared on Radio 4 and written for the Times Literary Supplement.