The Novel in the Ancient World Tapa dura - 1996

Brill Academic Pub, 1996. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Rubbing to jacket. .

Brill, Leiden (...), 1996. X,876p. Original grey gilt titled cloth with dust wrps. Dust wrps a little bit wrinkled. Else fine. ?It is inevitable that (?) some readers may find some sections ?better? than others, but it should be stressed that all the chapters of this book have an important contribution to make, for they (almost always) are effectively structured, describe reliably what we currently know about a topic, highlight issues open to question, and offer a useful overall assessment of the subject in the form of either an interpretative essay of a concluding section. Especially welcome are the chapters on the ?Nachleben? of the Greek novel in France, Britain, Spain, and Portugal, and the maps at the end of the volume. (?) One of the most problematic issues related to the study of the ancient novel is the terminology used for it; a discussion, therefore, of the labels for the genre as a whole appropriately forms the subject of the first article in the volume. This is admirably done by Niklas… Leer más

Brill Academic Publishers, 1996-06-01. Hardcover. Like New. 2.2000 9.5000 6.5000.

Brill Academic Publishers, 1996-06-01. Hardcover. New. 2.2000 9.5000 6.5000.

Brill, 1996-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!