Approaches to Genre in the Ancient World
Author | : Michelle Borg |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2014-07-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 144386420X |
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No less than their modern counterparts, ancient genres were contested, hybrid and ambiguous. This volume, the result of a conference at the University of Sydney, is a collection dealing with some of the many issues around ancient understandings of genre. It presents a series of case studies, some concerned with texts that have loomed large in discussions of ancient genre (such as the works of Ovid), and others, in particular late-antique works, that have received less attention. Ranging from Rome and Greece to Gaza and Syria, Approaches to Genre in the Ancient World makes a unique contribution to the study of ancient genre and to the understanding of the specific texts discussed.