{"product_id":"9781444336023","title":"A Companion to the Ancient Novel","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Ancient Novel\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdmund P. Cueva | Shannon N. Byrne\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis companion addresses a topic of continuing contemporary relevance, both cultural and literary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers both a wide-ranging exploration of the classical novel of antiquity and a wealth of close literary analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together the most up-to-date international scholarship on the ancient novel, including fresh new academic voices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes focused chapters on individual classical authors, such as Petronius, Xenophon and Apuleius, as well as a wide-ranging thematic analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses perplexing questions concerning authorial expression and readership of the ancient novel form\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accomplished introduction to a genre with a rising profile\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShannon N. Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Xavier University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmund P. Cueva\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and Humanities at the University of Houston-Downtown. Together, they have coedited several books, including of \u003ci\u003eAuthors, Authority and Interpreters in the Ancient Novel: Essays in Honor of Gareth L. Schmeling \u003c\/i\u003e(with J. Alvares, 2006), \u003ci\u003eLongus: Text, Commentary and Vocabulary \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), and \u003ci\u003eHumor and Classical Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 March 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444336023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e640\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380568813708,"sku":"9781444336023","price":215.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444336023_99dfa659-b6f6-4b2f-bef2-0f4bb026a985.jpg?v=1780104304","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444336023","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}