Dirty love: the genealogy of the ancient Greek novel

Where does the Greek novel come from? This text 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

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Beteilige Person: Whitmarsh, Tim 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:Onassis series in Hellenic culture
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199742653.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199742653.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:Where does the Greek novel come from? This text 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
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2018
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780190880798
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199742653.001.0001