Latin Fiction

Presents a comprehensive and innovative study of the development of the novel and the continuity of Latin culture. The contributors discuss various aspects and problems of the Latin novel while providing the reader with a synoptic treatment of the most important works of fiction from the first to the sixth century A.D. Among the texts explored are: Petronius, "Satyrica" and "Cena Trimalchionis," The History of Apollonius of Tyre, and Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Pysche, Apollonius of Tyre and the Alexander Romance.

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. Essays by eminent and international contributors discuss texts including: * Petronius, Satyrica and Cena Trimalchionis* Apuleius, Metamorphose(The Golden Ass) and The Tale of Cupid and Psyche* The History of Apollonius of Tyre* The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensis* The Latin Alexander* Hagiographic fiction* Medieval interpretations of Cupid and Pysche, Apollonius of Tyre and the Alexander Romance. For any student or scholar of Latin fiction, or literary history, this will definitely be a book to add to your reading list.

Notes on Contributors Introduction Part 1:1. Petronius and the Satyrica 2. The Cena Trimalchionis 3. The Novella in Petronius 4. Reading the Arbiter: Arbitrium and Verse in the Satyrica and in 'Petronius Redivivus' Part2: 5. Apuleus' Golden Ass : From Miletus to Egypt 6. The Metamorphoses of Apuleius and its Greek Sources 7. Apuleius' Metamorphoses: The Inserted Tales 8. The Tale of Cupid and Psyche Part 3: Apollonius of Trye 9. The History of Apollonius of Trye Part 4: History and Romance, Saints and Martyrs 10. News from the Past: Dicty and Dares on the Trojan War 11. The Latin Alexander 12. Hagiographic Fiction as Entertainment Part 5: The Heritage of Latin Fiction 13. Towards a History of the Exegesis of Apuleius: The Case of Cupid and Psyche 14. Apollonius of Trye in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 15. The Medieval Alexander 16. The Rediscovery of the Latin Novels

Heinz Hofmann