Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World

Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World

1st University of Texas Press Edition

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A collection of essays that charts the borderland between falsehood and fiction in the ancient world, particularly by considering how far "lying" was distinguished from "fiction" at different periods and in different genres. Areas included are early Greek poetry, Plato, Greek and Roman historiography, and the Greek and Roman novel. Most of the essa

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ISBN: 9780292727670
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press Edition
DEWEY: 880.09
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 263
Weight: 544g
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 25mm