Collected Ancient Greek Novels - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520043065 ISBN 13: 9780520043060

Publisher: University of California Press, 1989

Synopsis

Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon’s excellent volume.

Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A new foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel.

About this title

About the Author:

B.P. Reardon is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of California, Irvine. J.R. Morgan is Professor of Greek at Swansea University.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0520043065
• ISBN 13: 9780520043060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 835
• Editor: Reardon B. P.