RELG385 Ancient Fiction

Examines the history, place, culture, readership, and literary dynamics of select Greek, Latin, Jewish, and early Christian novelistic literature from the first four centuries of the Common Era. Emphasizes matters of theory and method in relation to interpretation, and considers the relationship of prose fiction to various issues of identity, power and epistemology. (Prerequisite: one course in PHIL or RELG). Offered as needed.