{"product_id":"ancient-epistolary-fictions-the-letter-in-greek-literature-paperback-9780521028943","title":"Ancient Epistolary Fictions; The Letter in Greek Literature (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521028943","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient Epistolary Fictions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Letter in Greek Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive look at the use of imaginary letters in Greek literature, first published in 2001.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatricia A. Rosenmeyer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521028943, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.572 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this new publication is the work of a pioneer.' Gnomon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA comprehensive look at fictive letters in Greek literature from Homer to Philostratus, first published in 2001. It includes both embedded epistolary narratives in a variety of genres (epic, historiography, tragedy, the novel), and works consisting solely of letters, such as the pseudonymous letter collections and the invented letters of the Second Sophistic. The book challenges the notion that Ovid 'invented' the fictional letter form in his Heroides and considers a wealth of Greek antecedents for the later European epistolary novel tradition. Epistolary technique always problematizes the boundaries between fictionality and reality. Based on a process of selection and self-censorship, the letter is a construction, not a reflection, of reality. The author bypasses the question of sincerity for a close look at epistolary self-representation, the function of the letter form and the nature of the relationship between writer and reader in a wide range of ancient Greek texts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Epistolarity: An Introduction: 1. A culture of letter writing\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Epistolary Fictions: 2. Homer: the father of letters\u003cbr\u003e 3. Letters in the historians\u003cbr\u003e 4. Staging letters: embedded letters in Euripides\u003cbr\u003e 5. Letters in Hellenistic poetry\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Epistolary Novel: 6. Embedded letters in the Greek novel\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Alexander Romance\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pseudonymous letter collections\u003cbr\u003e 9. Chion of Heraclea: an epistolary novel\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Epistolography in the Second Sophistic: 10. The Letters of Alciphron\u003cbr\u003e 11. Aelian's Rustic Letters\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Erotic Epistles of Philostratus\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary essays [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary essays\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20essays%20%5BDNF%5D%22\"\u003eDNF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005715140888,"sku":"9780521028943","price":40.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521028943i_9669f73a-f9b5-4cdb-bd44-36fce2fee026.jpg?v=1694964840","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-epistolary-fictions-the-letter-in-greek-literature-paperback-9780521028943","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}