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BL
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680483
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b502672
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| Title & Author
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Later Greek literature /\ edited for the Department of Classics by John J. Winkler and Gordon Williams.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 1982.
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| Series Statement
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Yale classical studies ;; 27.
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1 online resource (ix, 344 pages) :: digital, PDF file(s)
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| ISBN
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9780511972928 (ebook)
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9780521136228 (paperback)
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9780521239479 (hardback)
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| Notes
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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| Contents
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Theme, structure, and narrative in Chariton / B.P. Reardon -- The importance of sophists / E.L. Bowie -- Lucian, a sophist's sophist / Graham Anderson -- The mendacity of Kalasiris and the narrative strategy of Heliodoros' Aithiopika / John J. Winkler -- The emperor Julian on his predecessors / G.W. Bowersock -- Greek translations of Latin literature in the fourth century A.D. / Elizabeth Fisher -- The empress and the poet / Alan Cameron -- Pastiche, pleasantry, prudish eroticism / W. Geoffrey Arnott -- The date and purpose of the Philopatris / Barry Baldwin.
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Under the Roman Empire Greek literature experienced a renaissance. This flowering of interest in the Classics was in part a revival of the traditional culture associated with the glorious past and in part a development of new forms such as the novel, the classical lecture and the erotic letter. This literature has traditionally been considerably underrated and the essays in this 1982 volume of Yale Classical Studies were collected in an attempt to draw attention to the literary excellence of some undeservedly neglected authors and to inspire more readers to take them seriously. As the editors say in their introduction: 'nowadays we look to papyrology for ocasional revelations of exciting new pieces of ancient literature, but there are masterpieces already on the shelves waiting to be noticed'. This book will be of interest to students of Greek literature and ancient history, especially to those concerned with post-Hellenistic Greek culture.
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Civilization, Greco-Roman.
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Greek literature-- History and criticism.
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Greece, History, 146 B.C.-323 A.D.
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| LC Classification
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PA25.Y3 vol. 27PA3086eb
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Williams, Gordon,1926-
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Winkler, John J.
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Yale University., Department of Classics,issuing body.
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