Legendary figures : ancient history in modern novels / Clayton Koelb.

Author/creator Koelb, Clayton, 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxxviii, 186 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The legendary past : Gustave Flaubert's Salammbô -- The legendary present : Walter Pater's Marius the Epicurean -- The garment of the mystery : Thomas Mann's Joseph tetralogy -- The legendary self : Hermann Broch's The death of Virgil -- De morte caesarum : Thornton Wilder's The ides of March -- The alien within : Margaret Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian -- The future of antiquity : Christa Wolf's Cassandra.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-179) and index.
LCCN 98003643
ISBN0803227396 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN50 .K64 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold