Ancient Epistolary Fictions
Subtitle: The Letter in Greek Literature
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780521028943
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Language Arts & Disciplines; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Language; Ancient and Classical; General; Greek literature--History and criticism; Language Arts & Disciplines-General; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical
First sentence: This first chapter will touch briefly on two issues of epistolary practice in ancient Greece: first, a working definition of a "letter," including some practicalities of writing and sending in antiquity; second, a consideration of the cultural context of ancient Greek letter writing: its origins in myth and history, and its changing status over time.