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The recent discovery of fragments from such novels as Iolaos, Phoinikika, Sesonchosis, and Metiochos and Parthenope has dramatically increased the library catalogue of ancient novels, calling for a fresh survey of the field. In this volume Susan Stephens and John Winkler have reedited all of the identifiable novel fragments, including the epitomes of Iamblichos' Babyloniaka and Antonius Diogenes' Incredible Things Beyond Thule. Intended for scholars as well as nonspecialists, this work provides new editions of the texts, full translations whenever possible, and introductions that situate each text within the field of ancient fiction and that present relevant background material, literary parallels, and possible lines of interpretation.Collective reading of the fragments exposes the inadequacy of many currently held assumptions about the ancient novel, among these, for example, the paradigm for a linear, increasingly complex narrative development, the notion of the "ideal romantic" novel as the generic norm, and the nature of the novel's readership and cultural milieu. Once perceived as a late and insignificant development, the novel emerges as a central and revealing cultural phenomenon of the Greco-Roman world after Alexander.Originally published in 1995.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Classical Greek literature --- Greek fiction --- Lost literature --- Roman grec --- Oeuvres perdues (Littérature) --- History and criticism --- Translations into English --- Histoire et critique --- Traduction en anglais --- Traductions en anglais --- -Greek fiction --- -Lost literature --- Greek literature --- Literature --- Greek fiction. --- History and criticism. --- Translations into English. --- Oeuvres perdues (Littérature) --- Greek fiction - Translations into English --- Greek fiction - History and criticism --- Lost literature - Greece

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Stesichoros’s Geryoneis is without doubt one of the gems of the 6th century. This monograph offers the first full-length commentary (in English) to cover all aspects of the Geryoneis . Included in this monograph is a much-needed revised and up-to-date text together with a full apparatus. As well as concentrating on the poet’s usage of metre and language, a particular emphasis has been given to Stesichoros’s debt to epic poetry. Innovative too is the proposal that the Geryoneis was closely connected with the cult worship Geryon received in the 6th century. This book has an especial appeal to both those already familiar with lyric and epic poetry, but also, it is hoped, those new to Stesichoros.

Lost literature --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Stesichorus --- Stesichorus. --- Criticism and interpretation --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri). --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Geryon (Classical mythology) --- Greek poetry --- Oeuvres perdues (Littérature) --- Géryon (Mythologie) --- Poésie grecque --- Papyrus grecs --- Poetry --- History and criticism. --- Poésie --- Histoire et critique --- Greek papyri --- Papyri, Greek --- Manuscripts, Classical (Papyri) --- Manuscripts (Papyri) --- Stesichoros --- Stesichorus van Himera --- Stesichoros van Himera --- Stesichorus Himeraeus --- Lost literature - Greece --- Stesichorus - Criticism and interpretation --- Stesichorus. - Gēryonēis