{"product_id":"a-commentary-on-books-3-and-4-of-achilles-tatius-leucippe-and-clitophon-9789004691520","title":"A Commentary on Books 3 and 4 of Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents a new account, informed by recent scholarship on ancient narrative fiction, of a world that calls to mind the scenes of the Palestrina mosaic, with ships traversing the Nile delta, hippopotamus hunting, religious processions and festivities, and leizurely sightseeing. The commentary argues that the author was most probably an erudite Alexandrian with a polymathic interest in topics as diverse as the arrival of the phoenix in Heliopolis, contemporary art, medical theories of the function of blood in causing psychological imbalances in the young, herbal remedies for poisoning, and the colour of Nile water in glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  References and Abbreviations    Introduction   1 A Subversive Novel   2 The Author   3 The Date of the Author   4 The Dramatic Date of the Novel   5 Contemporary Elements in L\u0026amp;C   6 Ancient Fiction and the Modern Novel   7 Narrative Technique   8 Structure   9 The Naming of Minor Characters and Slaves   10 Literary Texture and Intertextuality   11 Medicine and Magic   12 Religion, Realism, and Ridicule   13 Reception   14 Language and Style   15 The Text    Sigla    Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book Three    The Structure of Book 3    Book 3: Text, Translation, and Commentary    Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book Four    The Structure of Book 4    Book 4: Text, Translation, and Commentary    Appendix 1: Passages from Ps.-Eustathius  Appendix 2: List of Characters  Appendix 3: Maps and Illustrations  Appendix 4: Statistics  References  Index Nominum  Index Locorum  Index Rerum  Index Graecitatis","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210879394135,"sku":"9789004691520","price":125.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-commentary-on-books-3-and-4-of-achilles-tatius-leucippe-and-clitophon-9789004691520","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}