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The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus and others have been cherished for millennia, but never more so than now. The Cambridge Companion to the Greek and Roman Novel contains nineteen original essays by an international cast of experts in the field. The emphasis is upon the critical interpretation of the texts within historical settings, both in antiquity and in the later generations that have been and continue to be inspired by them. All the central issues of current scholarship are addressed: sexuality, cultural identity, class, religion, politics, narrative, style, readership and much more. Four sections cover cultural context of the novels, their contents, literary form, and their reception in classical antiquity and beyond. Each chapter includes guidance on further reading. This collection will be essential for scholars and students, as well as for others who want an up-to-date, accessible introduction into this exhilarating material.

Fiction --- Classical literature --- Classical fiction --- Roman ancien --- Littérature ancienne --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Littérature grecque --- --Littérature latine --- --Influence --- --Thème --- --History and criticism --- Littérature ancienne --- Greek fiction --- Latin fiction --- Classical fiction - History and criticism --- Littérature latine --- Influence --- Thème --- Roman antique

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"This volume explores the proposition that the absorption of the Greek world into the Roman empire created a new emphasis upon local identities, much as globalisation in the modern world has done. Localism became the focal point for complex debates: in some cases it was complementary with imperial objectives, but in others tension can be discerned. The volume as a whole seeks to add texture and nuance to the existing literature on Greek identity, which has tended in recent years to emphasise the umbrella category of the Greek, to the detriment of specific polis and regional identities. It also contributes to the growing literature on the Romanisation of provinces, by emphasizing the dialogue between a region's self-identification as a distinct space and its self-awareness as a component of the centrally governed empire."

Group identity --- Greeks --- Ethnicity --- Regionalism --- Human geography --- Identité collective --- Grecs --- Ethnicité --- Régionalisme --- Géographie humaine --- History --- Ethnic identity --- Histoire --- Identité ethnique --- Greece --- Rome --- Grèce --- Regionale Identität. --- History. --- Geschichte. --- Geschichte (umfassend). --- Griechenland (Altertum) --- Römisches Reich. --- Exeter (2004) --- Griechenland (Altertum). --- Exeter (2004). --- Identité collective --- Ethnicité --- Régionalisme --- Géographie humaine --- Identité ethnique --- Grèce --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Human ecology --- Collective identity --- Community identity --- Cultural identity --- Social identity --- Identity (Psychology) --- Social psychology --- Collective memory --- Ethnology --- Mediterranean race --- Cultural fusion --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural pluralism

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Greek literature --- History and criticism. --- Balkan literature --- Byzantine literature --- Classical literature --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- History and criticism

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Beschaving [Grieks-Romeinse ] --- Civilisation gréco-romaine --- Civilization [Greco-Roman ] --- Cultuur [Grieks-Romeinse ] --- Grieks-Romeinse beschaving --- Grieks-Romeinse cultuur --- Mimésis dans la littérature --- Balkan literature --- Byzantine literature --- -Civilization, Greco-Roman. --- -Greco-Roman civilization --- Greek literature --- -Greek literature --- -Civilization, Greco-Roman --- Hellenism --- Politics and literature --- -Politics and literature --- Literature --- Literature and politics --- History and criticism --- Appreciation --- -History --- Political aspects --- Rome --- -Greece --- -Rome --- -Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Griechenland --- Grèce --- Hellas --- Yaṿan --- Vasileion tēs Hellados --- Hellēnikē Dēmokratia --- République hellénique --- Royaume de Grèce --- Kingdom of Greece --- Hellenic Republic --- Ancient Greece --- Ελλάδα --- Ellada --- Ελλάς --- Ellas --- Ελληνική Δημοκρατία --- Ellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Elliniki Dimokratia --- Grecia --- Grčija --- Hellada --- History --- -Relations --- Hellenism. --- History and criticism. --- Civilization, Greco-Roman --- Greco-Roman civilization --- Civilization, Classical --- Classical literature --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- Greece --- Rim --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- اليونان --- يونان --- al-Yūnān --- Yūnān --- 希腊 --- Xila --- Греция --- Gret︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Relations --- Civilization, Greco-Roman. --- History. --- Mimesis in literature --- Emperors --- Littérature grecque --- Politique et littérature --- Mimésis dans la littérature --- Empereurs --- Duties --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Devoirs --- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. --- Politics and government --- 146 B.C.-323 A.D. --- To 500 --- Greek literature - Rome - History and criticism. --- Politics and literature - Greece - History - To 1500. --- Politics and literature - Rome - History. --- Greek literature - Appreciation - Rome.

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The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Covering popular fiction, poetry and Greco-Jewish material, it argues for a rich, dynamic, and diverse culture, which cannot be reduced to a simple model of continuity. Shining new light on a series of playful, imaginative texts that are left out of the traditional accounts of Greek literature, Whitmarsh models a more adventurous, exploratory approach to later Greek culture. Beyond the Second Sophistic offers not only a new way of looking at Greek literature from 300 BCE onwards, but also a challenge to the Eurocentric, aristocratic constructions placed on the Greek heritage. Accessible and lively, it will appeal to students and scholars of Greek literature and culture, Hellenistic Judaism, world literature, and cultural theory.

Greek literature --- Balkan literature --- Byzantine literature --- Classical literature --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- History and criticism. --- Greek literature -- Rome -- History and criticism.. --- Greek literature -- History and criticism. --- ancient literature. --- aristocratic constructions. --- classics. --- different model. --- diverse culture. --- engaging. --- exploratory approach. --- greco-jewish material. --- greek culture. --- greek heritage. --- greek literature. --- greek oratory. --- greek rhetoric. --- hellenic civilization. --- hellenistic judaism. --- historical. --- history. --- literary. --- roman empire. --- rome. --- second sophistic.