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"The Story of Apollonius, King of Tyre": A Commentary

By Stelios Panayotakis

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2012
ISBN
3110214121, 9783110214123
ISSN
0563-3087
Google Books ID
Q8p6QnrU_vsC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5946454 bytes)
Series
Texte und Kommentare: Eine altertumwissenschaftliche Reihe 38
Pages
682\693
Topic
Literature
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2013-10-16 20:45:21

Description

The anonymous Latin Story of Apollonius, King of Tyre (Historia Apollonii regis Tyri) is a romance of adventure, possibly of Greek origins, with Christian elements in its plot. Well known for its important afterlife, including Shakespeare´s Pericles, the Story of Apollonius is commonly viewed as a Christianised folktale of a sub-literary character. This literary and philological commentary interprets the text within the framework of ancient prose fiction, Christian literary tradition, and pagan culture, and discusses in detail its language, style, and narrative technique.

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