A new AN Supplement: Materiality and Ancient Narrative  

We have just published a new supplement:

Materiality and Ancient Narrative  
Edited by Evelyn Adkins and Edmund P. Cueva
Ancient Narrative Supplements 31

Ancient Greek and Roman novels and related works of narrative prose are perhaps best known for their memorable characters and dramatic plots. Yet these texts are populated not only by people but also by material objects. The fourteen contributions to this volume explore material objects as well as themes of materiality, physicality, and sensory experience in works of ancient narrative prose, including not only the canonical Greek and Latin novels but also Lucian’s True History, the Acts of Paul and Thecla, and the sixth-century bishop Gregory of Tours’ accounts of miracles. These studies deepen our appreciation of ancient narrative prose by providing cultural and historical context, enriching symbolic interpretations of them as works of literature, and illuminating ancient economic and social structures. The dialogues between text and object, word and matter, and fiction and reality explored in this volume unlock new dimensions of understanding of the intertwined Greek, Roman, and Christian worlds of the ancient Mediterranean and demonstrate the vibrancy and relevance of ancient novel and ancient narrative studies within contemporary scholarship on materiality.

 See the Archives of the Ancient Narrative website for the free files of the Frontmatter, the Introduction,  Contributors and Indices, or follow this link: https://ancientnarrative.com/issue/view/5255.

 This title is published both as a hardcover print volume (€ 105,-) and as a PDF ebook (€ 17,- for private individuals).

 The PDF ebook for private individuals is only available on the website of Barkhuis Publishing.

 The hardcover print volume can be purchased at Barkhuis Publishing, Casemate Publishers, and Amazon.com.

Institutional buyers have their own channels to buy the printed book and the pdf ebook.