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59 The Ancient Novels w/ Doug Metzger (Apuleius, Lucian, Chariton, Heliodorus, Petronius, Achilles Tatius)

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Unveiling the wild world of ancient Greek and Roman novels with Doug Metzger, host of the "Literature and History Podcast."

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Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast

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Contents of the episode, with timestamps:

04:22 When did novels first arise?

09:12 The four genres of ancient novels

11:39 The typical plot (Callirhoe)

17:55 Daphnis and Chloe

21:10 Euripides' romances

28:17 Narrative in the Bible

32:43 Evolution of the ancient novel

34:27 Leucippe and Clitophon

35:47 Heliodorus' Aethiopica

37:35 Lucian and the influence on modernity

43:08 The Second Sophistic

47:14 Greek VS Roman novels

53:44 The X-rated stuff

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69 episodes

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Content provided by Dr. Lantern Jack. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Lantern Jack or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Unveiling the wild world of ancient Greek and Roman novels with Doug Metzger, host of the "Literature and History Podcast."

------------------

Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast

------------------

Contents of the episode, with timestamps:

04:22 When did novels first arise?

09:12 The four genres of ancient novels

11:39 The typical plot (Callirhoe)

17:55 Daphnis and Chloe

21:10 Euripides' romances

28:17 Narrative in the Bible

32:43 Evolution of the ancient novel

34:27 Leucippe and Clitophon

35:47 Heliodorus' Aethiopica

37:35 Lucian and the influence on modernity

43:08 The Second Sophistic

47:14 Greek VS Roman novels

53:44 The X-rated stuff

  continue reading

69 episodes

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