Ancient epistolary fictions : the letter in Greek literature /

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Author / Creator:	Rosenmeyer, Patricia A.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 370 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Greek literature -- History and criticism. Letters in literature. Epistolary fiction, Greek -- History and criticism. Epistolary poetry, Greek -- History and criticism. Imaginary letters -- History and criticism. Greek letters -- History and criticism. Letter writing, Greek -- History. Epistolary fiction, Greek. Epistolary poetry, Greek. Greek letters. Greek literature. Imaginary letters. Letter writing, Greek. Letters in literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119126

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ISBN:	0511017774 9780511017773 0521800048 9780521800044 0511154100 9780511154102
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The first comprehensive look at the use of imaginary letters in Greek literature. The book challenges the notion that Ovid 'invented' the fictional letter form in the Heroides, and considers a wealth of Greek antecedents for the later European epistolary novel tradition.
Other form:	Print version: Rosenmeyer, Patricia A. Ancient epistolary fictions. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521800048

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