ABSTRACT
Latin Fiction provides a chronological study of the Roman novel from the Classical period to the Middle Ages, exploring the development of the novel and the continuity of Latin culture. Essays by eminent and international contributors discuss texts including:
* Petronius, Satyrica and Cena Trimalchionis
* Apuleius, Metamorphose(The Golden Ass) and The Tale of Cupid and Psyche
* The History of Apollonius of Tyre
* The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensis
* The Latin Alexander
* Hagiographic fiction
* Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Pysche, Apollonius of Tyre and the Alexander Romance.
For any student or scholar of Latin fiction, or literary history, this will definitely be a book to add to your reading list.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |48 pages
Petronius
chapter |12 pages
Rereading the Arbiter
part |51 pages
Apuleius
part |12 pages
Apollonius King of Tyre
part |50 pages
History and Romance, Saints and Martyrs
part |49 pages
The Heritage of Latin Fiction