Dirty love : the genealogy of the ancient Greek novel / Tim Whitmarsh.

9780190880798 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource.

PA3267 .W54 2018

883.0109

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.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Onassis series in Hellenic culture.

Print version: 9780199742653

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