Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature Paperback / softback
by Graham Anderson
Part of the Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies series
Paperback / softback
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Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature offers an overview of Greek and Roman excursions into fantasy, including imaginary voyages, dream-worlds, talking animals and similar impossibilities.
This is a territory seldom explored and extends to rarely read texts such as the Aesop Romance, The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice, and The Pumpkinification of the Emperor Claudius.
Bringing this diverse material together for the first time, Anderson widens readers’ perspectives on the realm of fantasy in ancient literature, including topics such as dialogues with the dead, Utopian communities and fantastic feasts.
Going beyond the more familiar world of myth, his examples range from The Golden Ass to the Late Antique Testament of a Pig.
The volume also explores ancient resistance to the world of make-believe.
Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature is an invaluable resource not only for students of classical and comparative literature, but also for modern writers on fantasy who want to explore the genre’s origins in antiquity, both in the more obvious and in lesser-known texts.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:236 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/06/2021
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- ISBN:9781032091877
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:236 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/06/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032091877