The Roman Novel |
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| Author:
| Walsh, P. G. |
| Series title: | BCPaperbacks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85399-450-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bristol Classical Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This study defines the genre of the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world, and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. Critical studies of "The Satyricon" of Petronius and the "Metamorphoses" (or "The Golden Ass") of Apuleius are included.
This study defines the genre of the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world, and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. Critical studies of "The Satyricon" of Petronius and the "Metamorphoses" (or "The Golden Ass") of Apuleius are included.