Theocritus and the invention of fiction

Examines the idea of fictionality in the poems of Theocritus

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Payne, Mark 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theocritus ca. 4 BC./3.Jh. / Fiction / Pastoral poetry
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Theocritus Criticism and interpretation
B LITERARY CRITICISM ; Ancient & Classical
B Electronic books
B Pastoral poetry, Greek History and criticism
B Pastoral poetry, Greek
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Theocritus
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Examines the idea of fictionality in the poems of Theocritus
Introduction: in the realms of the unreal -- The pleasures of the imaginary -- The presence of the fictional world -- Becoming bucolic -- From fiction to metafiction -- Conclusion: the future of a fiction.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-180) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 183 pages)
ISBN:0-511-27482-3
0-511-27552-8
978-0-511-27482-4
978-0-511-27552-4