Milesian Tales – erotic tales
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ancient Greek prose
collection of short stories
comic literature
erotic literature
lost literary work
Milesian Tales – erotic tales are a lost collection of witty, risqué short stories from ancient Ionia that became a model for later erotic and comic narrative literature in the Greco-Roman world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milesian Tales | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose
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collection of short stories ⓘ comic literature ⓘ erotic literature ⓘ lost literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Ionia
NERFINISHED
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popular storytelling ⓘ |
| audience | adult readers ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic tales
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erotic tales ⓘ witty short stories ⓘ |
| hasWorkStatus | survives only in fragments or reports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | model for later erotic and comic narrative literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Milesian tale tradition in Latin literature
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ancient novella tradition ⓘ comic prose fiction ⓘ later Greek erotic narrative ⓘ later Roman erotic narrative ⓘ |
| knownThrough |
indirect testimonies
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later references by ancient authors ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic relief
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entertainment ⓘ exploration of erotic themes ⓘ |
| literaryReputation |
entertaining
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risqué ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| narrativeFeatures |
erotic situations
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humorous tone ⓘ risqué content ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | prose narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | urban environments ⓘ |
| status | lost work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
comic misadventures
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love affairs ⓘ sexual escapades ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
irreverent
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playful ⓘ |
| tradition | Milesian tale tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfNarrative |
anecdotal tales
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independent short episodes ⓘ |
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