Latin Fiction

<p><em>Latin Fiction</em> 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:</p><p>* Petronius <em>Satyrica</em> and Cena Trimalchionis<br>* Apuleius <em>Metamorphose(The Golden Ass)</em> and <em>The Tale of Cupid and Psyche</em><br>* <em>The History of Apollonius of Tyre</em><br>* The Trojan tales of Dares Phrygius and Dictys Cretensis<br>* The Latin <em>Alexander</em><br>* Hagiographic fiction<br>* Medieval interpretations of <em>Cupid and Pysche</em> <em>Apollonius of Tyre</em> and the <em>Alexander Romance</em>.</p><p>For any student or scholar of Latin fiction or literary history this will definitely be a book to add to your reading list.</p>