Dreams and Suicides

The Greek Novel from Antiquity to the Byzantine Empire

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
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Author: Suzanne Macalister ISBN: 9781135086435
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Suzanne Macalister
ISBN: 9781135086435
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This study discusses the Greek novel through the ages, from the genre's flowering in late Antiquity to its learned revival in twelfth-century Byzantium. Its unique feature is its full coverage of the Byzantine novels, demonstrating that they both depend upon and react against the ancient novel, and can only be understood against the cultural backdrop of ancient Greek literature. Dreams and Suicides analyses the cultural symptoms and attitudes portrayed or implied in the novels, thus rooting them in a social rather than merely a literary context. For all students of ancient culture, this book provides important and original insights into the genre of ancient literature.

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This study discusses the Greek novel through the ages, from the genre's flowering in late Antiquity to its learned revival in twelfth-century Byzantium. Its unique feature is its full coverage of the Byzantine novels, demonstrating that they both depend upon and react against the ancient novel, and can only be understood against the cultural backdrop of ancient Greek literature. Dreams and Suicides analyses the cultural symptoms and attitudes portrayed or implied in the novels, thus rooting them in a social rather than merely a literary context. For all students of ancient culture, this book provides important and original insights into the genre of ancient literature.

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