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1 online resource (285 pages). |
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Princeton Legacy Library
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Princeton legacy library.
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Cover; Contents. |
Summary |
""In the Greek romances, "" writes David Konstan, ""sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the male."" Exploring how erotic love is represented in ancient amatory literature, Konstan points to the symmetry in the passion of the hero and heroine as a unique feature of the Greek novel: they fall mutually in love, they are of approximately the same age and social class, and their reciprocal attachment ends in marriage. He shows. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Classical fiction -- History and criticism.
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Classical fiction. |
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Romance fiction, Greek -- History and criticism.
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Romance fiction, Greek. |
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Romance fiction, Latin -- History and criticism.
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Romance fiction, Latin. |
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Literary form -- History -- To 1500.
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Literary form. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
Subject |
Fiction -- Classical influences.
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Fiction -- Classical influences. |
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Fiction. |
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Sex in literature.
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Sex in literature. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Konstan, David. Sexual Symmetry : Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014 |
ISBN |
9781400863518 (electronic book) |
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1400863511 (electronic book) |
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