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Erotic letters / Aristaenetus ; introduced, translated, and annotated by Peter Bing and Regina Höschele.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 32.Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 147 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781589837423
  • 1589837428
Other title:
  • Aristaenetus, erotic letters
Contained works:
  • Aristaenetus. Love epistles. English. 2013
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Erotic lettersDDC classification:
  • 880.8/03538 23
LOC classification:
  • PA3874.A3 E5 2014
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Text and Translation -- The Letters of Aristaenetus Book 1 -- The Letters of Aristaenetus Book 2 -- Notes -- Bibliography.
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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)770647

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147).

Print version record.

"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

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Text and Translation -- The Letters of Aristaenetus Book 1 -- The Letters of Aristaenetus Book 2 -- Notes -- Bibliography.