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An innovative, interdisciplinary study combining a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity.

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In the decade since its publication, D. Felton's brief book has deservedly acquired the status of a minor classic. It is an accessible, well-written and engaging exposition and analysis of a trio of versions of a deeply traditional ghost-story from the Graeco-Roman world. * Journal of Scientific Exploration *

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • One. The Folklore of Ghosts
  • Two. Problems of Definition and Classification
  • Three. Haunted Houses
  • Four. Plautus's Haunted House
  • Five. The Supernatural in Pliny's Letters
  • Six. Lucian's Ghost Stories
  • Seven. The Fate of the Ghost Story
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Passages Cited
  • General Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1999
      ISBN13: 9780292725089, 978-0292725089
      ISBN10: 0292725086

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An innovative, interdisciplinary study combining a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity.

      Trade Review
      In the decade since its publication, D. Felton's brief book has deservedly acquired the status of a minor classic. It is an accessible, well-written and engaging exposition and analysis of a trio of versions of a deeply traditional ghost-story from the Graeco-Roman world. * Journal of Scientific Exploration *

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • One. The Folklore of Ghosts
      • Two. Problems of Definition and Classification
      • Three. Haunted Houses
      • Four. Plautus's Haunted House
      • Five. The Supernatural in Pliny's Letters
      • Six. Lucian's Ghost Stories
      • Seven. The Fate of the Ghost Story
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index of Passages Cited
      • General Index

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