Chariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek love novel
By: Stefan Tilg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780199576944
Description: Questions about the origin of the Greek love novel, itself the precursor of the love novel in Europe, have intrigued scholars for centuries. Stefan Tilg proposes a new solution by arguing that Chariton of Aphrodisias was the inventor of the genre.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pp. [301]-320) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chariton of Aphrodisias; title: Other early novelists; title: Novel poetics; title: Novelty; title: Narrative; title: Rumour; title: Virgil.