The representation of slavery in the Greek novel : resistance and appropriation /

This volume offers the first comprehensive treatment of how the five canonical Greek novels represent slaves and slavery. In each novel, one or both elite protagonists are enslaved, and Owens explores the significance of the genre's regular social degradation of these members of the elite. Rea...

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Main Author:	Owens, William M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:	Routledge monographs in classical studies.
Subjects:	Greek prose literature > History and criticism. Slavery in literature. Slavery > Greece. Slavery > Rome.