Erotic letters /
"Full of erotic spice and charm, this late-antique collection of fictitious letters was the work of a gifted litterateur of circa 500 C.E. who drew on a wealth of classical and postclassical models. Long known only to specialists of ancient literature, Aristaenetus's beguiling epistles are...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English Ancient Greek |
Published: |
Atlanta :
Society of Biblical Literature,
[2013]
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Series: | Writings from the Greco-Roman world ;
v. 32. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Summary: | "Full of erotic spice and charm, this late-antique collection of fictitious letters was the work of a gifted litterateur of circa 500 C.E. who drew on a wealth of classical and postclassical models. Long known only to specialists of ancient literature, Aristaenetus's beguiling epistles are now available to a broader readership in the first complete English translation in nearly three centuries. The Greek text appears on facing pages.--"Back cover |
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Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America ACLS Humanities Ebooks EBSCO eBook Religion Collection Worldwide |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 147 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147). |
ISBN: | 9781589837423 1589837428 |