Latin Fiction The Latin Novel in Context

Latin Fiction presents a comprehensive and innovative study of the Roman novel. The Latin novel is an area which has precipitated a great deal of study in the last two decades. However, the focus of past attention has tended to centre on the novels of Petronius and Apuleius, whereas this book redefines the limits of the Roman novel, setting it in a broader context of Latin fiction. Latin Fiction provides a chronological study of the Roman novel from the Classical period to the Middle Ages, exploring the development of the novel and the continuity of Latin culture up to the early modern period. Among the texts considered are: Petronius, Satyrica (with special emphasis on Cena Trimalchionis) Apuleius, Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass) (with special emphasis on The Tale of Cupid and Psyche) The History of Apollonius King of Tyre The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensis The Latin Alexander Hagiographic fiction Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Psyche, Apollonius of Tyre and the AHofmann, Heinz is the author of 'Latin Fiction The Latin Novel in Context', published 2004 under ISBN 9780415147224 and ISBN 0415147220.