Lies and fiction in the ancient world
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These essays explore the understanding of the boundary between fact and fiction in Ancient Greece and Rome and considers how far 'lying' was distinguished from 'fiction' in different periods and genres. Early Greek poetry, Plato, and Greek and Roman historiography and novels are covered.
HistoriographyLiterature and historyHistory and criticismTruthfulness and falsehoodClassical literatureAncient HistoryHistoryTheory of FictionsClassical literature, history and criticismTruthfulness and falsehood in literatureHistory, ancientFictions, theory of