Imaginary Lands
Subtitle: Ethnicity, Exoticism, and Narrative in the Ancient Novel
Contributors: Henrichs, Albert; Elmer, David; Jones, Christopher
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Description: This dissertation is centered around two related questions: How does literature contribute to the creation of identity? How does narrative locate individuals in the world? It studies how both individual and ethnic identity is shaped by the imagined landscapes encountered by the protagonists of the Greek novel over the course of their journeys. In this dissertation, I develop a model for reading the protagonists' travels across the Mediterranean as an integral part of the genre's narrative strategy.
Notes: Keywords: Ancient Novel, Ethnicity, Exoticism, Identity, Narrative, Travel Literature.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2013