This accessible book combines a lucid and original overall thesis with close readings of the texts in question, and is thus an essential read for scholars and students both of ancient novels and of literary recognition scenes.This is an excellent and original work of scholarship, which will be a major contribution to the field of ancient novel studies, demonstrating with splendid range and coverage, and with lively and persuasive analysis, that the significance of the theme of recognition has been thoroughly underestimated for the ancient novel. A must-read for scholars, which students will also find attractive.