Inventing the novel : Bakhtin and Petronius face to face /

Inventing the Novel uses the work of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) to explore the ancient origins of the modern novel. The analysis focuses on one of the most elusive works of classical antiquity, the Satyrica, written by Nero's courtier, Petronius Arbiter (whose singular...

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Main Author: Branham, Robert Bracht (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2019].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Classics in theory.
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