Abstract
Over recent decades, the quantity of crime fiction set in ancient Rome has
grown enormously, leading to the establishment of a clear sub-genre of popular fiction. In this paper I examine the origins of this genre and some of its central features, as well as considering the reasons for the popularity of this genre,
an issue that is inextricably entwined with how Rome as a whole is perceived
in the western world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
grown enormously, leading to the establishment of a clear sub-genre of popular fiction. In this paper I examine the origins of this genre and some of its central features, as well as considering the reasons for the popularity of this genre,
an issue that is inextricably entwined with how Rome as a whole is perceived
in the western world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Rewriting the Ancient World |
| Subtitle of host publication | Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in Modern Popular Fiction |
| Editors | Lisa Maurice |
| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Pages | 19-48 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004346383 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789004340145 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Metaforms: Studies in the Reception of Classical Antiquity |
|---|---|
| Volume | 10 |
