Chariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek love novel /
[Book]
Stefan Tilg.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
xi, 343 pages ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-320) and index.
Chariton of Aphrodisias -- Other early novelists -- Novel poetics -- Novelty -- Narrative -- Rumour -- Virgil.
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Questions about the origin of the Greek love novel, itself the precursor of the love novel in Europe, have intrigued scholars for centuries. Stefan Tilg proposes a new solution by arguing that Chariton of Aphrodisias was the inventor of the genre.