Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation

Resource Information

The work Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation

Title remainder

selections in translation

Statement of responsibility

Patricia A. Rosenmeyer

Creator

• Rosenmeyer, Patricia A

Subject

• Epistolary fiction, Greek -- History and criticism
• Greek letters -- History and criticism
• Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Language

• eng
• grc
• eng

Summary

The only major work of its kind on Greek epistolography, this book examines short selections of fictional letters, and excerpts from histories, epics and novels, from the second and third centuries CE; the so-called 'Golden Age' of prose epistolography.; Arranged chronologically, with introductory sections for each time period, this book studies a wide range of writers, genres and literary levels, and analyzes love letters, philosophical letters, historical novels in letters, sketches of rural life, sketches of courtesan life, and comic letters among many more.; Well-respected author Patricia A. Rosenmeyer has selected a highly entertaining selection, which include translation of previously inaccessible or untranslated works, and deftly opens up a neglected area of study to provide an enjoyable and central study text for students of Greek epistolography

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

886.0109

Index

index present

LC call number

PA3637.L4

LC item number

R67 2006eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography