| Description |
vi, 698 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The ancient novel. Egyptian ; Mesopotamian ; Hebrew ; Greek ; Roman ; Christian -- The medieval novel. Irish ; Icelandic ; Byzantine ; Jewish ; Arthurian -- The renaissance novel. Italian ; Spanish ; French ; English -- The mesoamerican novel -- The eastern novel. Indian ; Tibetan ; Arabic ; Persian -- The far eastern novel. Japanese ; Chinese. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 653-679) and indexes. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9781441177049 hardback |
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1441177043 hardback |
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