Greek Fiction - Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion (Paperback)

A trio of tales offering an eye-opening alternative view of ancient Greece's literary culture.
A fascinating counterpoint to the monumental epics of ancient Greece, Greek Fiction features three novelistic works written between the first and fourth centuries AD. Chariton's "Callirhoe"-perhaps the first novel ever written-is the stirring tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart when Callirhoe is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Longus's "Daphnis and Chloe" tells the story of a boy and girl-both abandoned at birth-who grow up to fall in love and battle pirates. "Letters of Chion" is an early thriller about tyranny and political assassination. Together these works open a welcome window onto ancient Greece's little-explored legacy of prose fiction.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Longus • Chariton
Translators:	John Penwill • Phiroze Vasunia • Rosanna Omitowoju
Editors:	Helen Morales
Introduction by:	Helen Morales
Notes by:	Helen Morales
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	267
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-044925-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-14-044925-6
Barcode:	9780140449259

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