Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.34.4, pp. 3293-3390
 
On the Fringes of the Canon: Work on the Fragments of Ancient Greek Fiction 1936-1994
by J. R. Morgan, Swansea

Contents

Introduction 3294
Abbreviations 3299

I. General Works

3301

II. Fragments certainly or probably assigned to novels

3303

i) Antonius Diogenes, 'The Wonders beyond Thule'

3303

a) Texts

3305

b) Author and date

3307

c) Antonius and Lucian

3308

d) Sources and predecessors

3309

e) Genre and constitutive elements

3310

f) Structure and realism

3313

g) Philosophy and meaning

3315

h) Influence and Nachleben

3318

ii) Iamblichos, 'Babyloniaka'

3318

a) Text

3319

b) Plot

3324

c) Biography, background and religion

3327

d) Nachleben

3329

iii) P.Berol. 6926, PSI 1305, P.Gen. 85 ("The Ninos Romance")

3330

a) Texts

3331

b) The novel

3332

iv) P.Oxy. 1826, 2466, 3319 ("The Sesonchosis Romance")

3337

v) P.Berol. 7927, 9588, 21179, P.Oxy. 435, O.Bodl. 2175 ("Metiochos and Parthenope")

3341

vi) Codex Thebanus deperditus ("The Chione Romance")

3347

vii) P.Berol. 10535, 21234

3349

viii) PSI 981 ("Kalligone")

3350

ix) P.Dubl. inv. C3 ("Herpyllis")

3351

x) PSI 726 ("Antheia")

3353

xi) PSI 151, P.Mil. Vogliano 260 ("Apollonios")

3354

xii) PSI 725 ("Olenios")

3356

xiii) PSI 1220 ("Staphylos")

3357

xiv) P.Mich. inv. 3793 ("Pamphilos and Eurydike")

3358

xv) P.Mich. inv. S, P.Lit. Palau Ribes 26

3359

xvi) P.Mich. inv. 3378

3361

xvii) Lollianus, 'Phoinikika': P.Colon. 3328, P.Oxy. 1368

3363

xviii) P.Oxy. 3010 ("Iolaos")

3371

xix) P.Haun. inv. 400 ("Tinouphis")

3374

III. Fragments doubtfully ascribed to novels

3377

xx) P.Oxy. 416

3377

xxi) P.Med. inv. 36

3378

xxii) P.Michael. 4

3378

xxiii) P.Antin. 18

3380

xxiv) P.Berol. 11517 ("Daulis")

3380

xxv) P.Oxy. 417 ("Theano")

3381

xxvi) P.Oxy. 868

3382

xxvii) P.Fuad 4

3382

xxviii) P.Harris 18

3383

xxix) P.Harris 19

3383

xxx) P.Harris 20

3383

xxxi) P.Harris 23

3384

xxxii) P.Graec. Vindob. 19925

3384

xxxiii) PSI inv. 516

3385

xxxiv) P.Oxy. 3011 ("Amenophis")

3385

xxxv) P.Oxy. 3218 verso

3386

xxxvi) P.Harris 173

3386

xxxvii) P.Freiburg 47

3386

xxxviii) P.Graec. Vindob. 26765

3387

IV. Fragments wrongly ascribed to novels

3387

xxxix) P.Harris 13

3387

xl) P.Lit. Lond. 193

3388

xli) P.Lit. Lond. 194

3388

xlii) P.Lit. Lond. 245

3388

xliii) PSI 760

3389

xliv) P.Lit. Lond. 198

3389

xlv) P.Paris Suppl. Gr. 1294

3389

xlvi) O.Edfu 306

3390

xlvii) P.Hamb. 134

3390
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