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Starting from the authors’ discovery that the Persian epic poem Vāmiq and ʿAdhrā by ʿUnṣurī (11th century AD) derives from the ancient Greek novel of Mētiokhos and Parthenopē, the book contains critical editions of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with English translation and comments. The exciting story of the modern recovery of the two texts is told, and the transformations of the productive theme of The ardent lover and the virgin are traced from Greek novel to Persian poem, and through later Persian and Turkish literature. Of particular importance is the authors’ attempt to reconstruct the common plot and individual variations, adding a new work to the limited corpus of ancient novels and shedding new light on the genre of Persian epic poetry.

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"This is an extremely important volume for those interested in the Greek romance, in Persian literature, and especially in the way elements of the Greek and Roman traditions came over into Eastern literatures.It also illustrates the enormous potential for new discoveries concerning Greek literature awaiting a fuller exploration of such eastern texts. I hope in the future we may be able to see many collaborations of this kind" - Jean Alvares, in: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists

The Virgin and her Lover: Fragments of an Ancient Greek Novel and a Persian Epic Poem

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/10/2003
      ISBN13: 9789004132603, 978-9004132603
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

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      Book Synopsis
      Starting from the authors’ discovery that the Persian epic poem Vāmiq and ʿAdhrā by ʿUnṣurī (11th century AD) derives from the ancient Greek novel of Mētiokhos and Parthenopē, the book contains critical editions of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with English translation and comments. The exciting story of the modern recovery of the two texts is told, and the transformations of the productive theme of The ardent lover and the virgin are traced from Greek novel to Persian poem, and through later Persian and Turkish literature. Of particular importance is the authors’ attempt to reconstruct the common plot and individual variations, adding a new work to the limited corpus of ancient novels and shedding new light on the genre of Persian epic poetry.

      Trade Review
      "This is an extremely important volume for those interested in the Greek romance, in Persian literature, and especially in the way elements of the Greek and Roman traditions came over into Eastern literatures.It also illustrates the enormous potential for new discoveries concerning Greek literature awaiting a fuller exploration of such eastern texts. I hope in the future we may be able to see many collaborations of this kind" - Jean Alvares, in: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists

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