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Theocritus and the Invention of Fiction
This book examines the idea of fictionality in the poems of Theocritus.
Mark Payne (Author)
9780521865777, Cambridge University Press
Hardback, published 12 April 2007
192 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg
Review of the hardback: 'This well-written volume is now an essential addition to every classics and comparative literature library, and it is of particular value to those whose primary interest lies not only in Theocritus, but also in the development of fictional narrative literature.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review
The bucolic Idylls of Theocritus are the first literature to invent a fully fictional world that is not an image of reality but an alternative to it. It is thereby distinguished from the other Idylls and from Hellenistic poetry as a whole. This book examines these poems in the light of ancient and modern conceptions of fictionality. It explores how access to this fictional world is mediated by form and how thi]
Theocritus and the Invention of Fiction Payne Hardback 9780521865777
Theocritus and the Invention of Fiction
This book examines the idea of fictionality in the poems of Theocritus.
Mark Payne (Author)
9780521865777, Cambridge University Press
Hardback, published 12 April 2007
192 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg
Review of the hardback: 'This well-written volume is now an essential addition to every classics and comparative literature library, and it is of particular value to those whose primary interest lies not only in Theocritus, but also in the development of fictional narrative literature.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review
The bucolic Idylls of Theocritus are the first literature to invent a fully fictional world that is not an image of reality but an alternative to it. It is thereby distinguished from the other Idylls and from Hellenistic poetry as a whole. This book examines these poems in the light of ancient and modern conceptions of fictionality. It explores how access to this fictional world is mediated by form and how thi]
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