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001 2009942578
003 DLC
005 20151126080425.0
008 091203s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009942578
020 $a9780199576944 (acid-free paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPA3948.C32$bT55 2010
082 00 $a883.01$222
100 1 $aTilg, Stefan.
245 10 $aChariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek love novel /$cStefan Tilg.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2010.
300 $axi, 343 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pp. [301]-320) and index.
505 0 $aChariton of Aphrodisias -- Other early novelists -- Novel poetics -- Novelty -- Narrative -- Rumour -- Virgil.
520 $aQuestions about the origin of the Greek love novel, itself the precursor of the love novel in Europe, have intrigued scholars for centuries. Stefan Tilg proposes a new solution by arguing that Chariton of Aphrodisias was the inventor of the genre.
600 00 $aChariton$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aRomance fiction, Greek$xHistory and criticism.