328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published by CUP in 1989, The Medieval Greek Romance provides basic information for the non-specialist about Greek fiction during the period 1071-1453, as well as proposing new solutions to problems that have vexed previous generations of scholars. Roderick Beaton applies sophisticated methods of literary analysis to the material, and the bridges of the artificial gap which has separated... Read more
List of illustrations, Preface to the first edition, Preface to the second edition, INTRODUCTION, Part I 1071-1204, Part ll 1204-1453, Notes, References, Index
Biography
Roderick Beaton is Koreas Professor of medieval and modern Greek at King's College,London.
'Roderick Beaton's book has played a mojor role in stimulating research, largely because it not only offers new solutions to the purely philological problems, but also treats the texts as literary artefacts, legitimate precursors of the modern novel.' - David Holton, Times Literary Supplement
'It is a notable scholarly achievement: it presents complex philological issues with admirable clarity and reveals the sophistication of medieval Greek fiction. Thanks to Roderick Beaton, these texts can no longer be dismissed as abstruse, impenetrable and tedious curiositites, but as highly relevant to modern Greek culture, and in particular to the development of the modern genre of the novel.' - The Anglo-Hellenic Review.
