Latin Fiction - Paperback / softback

Latin Fictionprovides a chronological study of the Roman novel from the Classical period to the Middle Ages, exploring the development of the novel and the continuity of Latin culture. Essays by eminent and international contributors discuss texts including:* Petronius, Satyricaand Cena Trimalchioni* Apuleius, Metamorphose(The Golden Ass)and The Tale of Cupid and Psych* The History of Apollonius of Tyr* The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensi* The Latin Alexande* Hagiographic fictio* Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Pysche, Apollonius of Tyreand the Alexander Romance.For any student or scholar of Latin fiction, or literary history, this will definitely be a book to add to your reading list.