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In Samuel Richardson's day, critical response to his books ranged from ecstatic praise to condescension and condemnation. Twentieth-century critics have not only reassessed his work, but have closely examined his themes and techniques. The essays herein represent the dominant concerns of modern Richardsonian criticism, examining his output as a craftsman, psychological novelist, and commentator on the social and economic forces of his day. The enormous...
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"This book offers a comprehensive look at the use of imaginary letters in Greek literature from Homer to Philostratus. By imaginary letters, it means letters written in the voice of another, and either inserted into a narrative (epic, historiography, tragedy, the novel), or comprising a free-standing collection (e.g. the Greek love letter collections of the Imperial Roman period). The book challenges the notion that Ovid "invented" the fictional letter...
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