The true story of the novel
Literature (General)
Fiction, technique
Languages & Literatures
Fiction, history and criticism
Special Interest
Literature, history and criticism
Literary
LITERARY CRITICISM
Romans
Technique
Travel
General
History and criticism
Fiction
"One of the most successful literary lies," declares Margaret Anne Doody, "is the English claim to have invented the novel.... One of the best-kept literary secrets is the existence of novels in antiquity." In fact, as Doody goes on to demonstrate, the Novel of the Roman Empire is a joint product of…
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