Where does the Greek novel come from? This book argues that whereas much of Greek literature was committed to a form of cultural purism, presenting itself as part of a continuous tradition reaching back to Homer, the novel revelled in its hybridisation with Persian, Egyptian and Jewish culture.
Where does the Greek novel come from? This book argues that whereas much of Greek literature was committed to a form of cultural purism, presenting itself as part of a continuous tradition reaching back to Homer, the novel revelled in its hybridisation with Persian, Egyptian and Jewish culture.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tim Whitmarsh is the second A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. He also holds honorary roles at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the Universities of Pretoria and Exeter. He is the author of 7 books, including most recently Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, which has been translated into Dutch and (soon to appear) Chinese and Greek. He has written over 70 academic articles on ancient Greece, and appears regularly in newspapers such as The Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement, and on BBC radio and TV.
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Contents Preface Abbreviations Prelude First movement: Hellenism and hybridity 1. Dirty love 2. A history of the novel 3. What is a novel? 4. Epic and novel 5. Sourcing Callirhoe Second movement: Persians 6. The romance of Zarinaea and Stryangaeus 7. Who was Ctesias? 8. Persian love stories 9. Media studies 10. Cyrus' sex life Third movement: Jews 11. Return to Joseph 12. The Jewish novel 13. Joseph in love Fourth movement: Egyptians 14. The long Hellenistic 15. Alexander in kohl 16. Whose paradigm? Fifth movement: How Greek is the Greek romance? 17. How Greek is the Greek romance? 18. Romancing Semiramis 19. Dirty love in late antiquity 20. Conclusion: the foundation of Marseilles, some brooch-pins, and the history of the novel
Contents Preface Abbreviations Prelude First movement: Hellenism and hybridity 1. Dirty love 2. A history of the novel 3. What is a novel? 4. Epic and novel 5. Sourcing Callirhoe Second movement: Persians 6. The romance of Zarinaea and Stryangaeus 7. Who was Ctesias? 8. Persian love stories 9. Media studies 10. Cyrus' sex life Third movement: Jews 11. Return to Joseph 12. The Jewish novel 13. Joseph in love Fourth movement: Egyptians 14. The long Hellenistic 15. Alexander in kohl 16. Whose paradigm? Fifth movement: How Greek is the Greek romance? 17. How Greek is the Greek romance? 18. Romancing Semiramis 19. Dirty love in late antiquity 20. Conclusion: the foundation of Marseilles, some brooch-pins, and the history of the novel
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