TY - BOOK AU - Rosenmeyer,Patricia A. TI - Ancient epistolary fictions: the letter in Greek literature SN - 0511017774 AV - PA3014.L37 R67 2001eb U1 - 883/.0109 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Greek literature KW - History and criticism KW - Letters in literature KW - Epistolary fiction, Greek KW - Epistolary poetry, Greek KW - Imaginary letters KW - Greek letters KW - Letter writing, Greek KW - History KW - Littérature grecque KW - Histoire et critique KW - Lettres (Genre littéraire) dans la littérature KW - Roman épistolaire grec KW - Poésie épistolaire grecque KW - Lettres fictives KW - Lettres grecques (Genre littéraire) KW - Correspondance grecque KW - Histoire KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Ancient & Classical KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; I Epistolarity: an introduction; II Epistolary fictions; III The epistolary novel; IV Epistolography in the Second Sophistic; Afterword; Bibliography; Index N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=77889 ER -