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Greek Fiction - Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion (Paperback) Loot Price: R362
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Greek Fiction - Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion (Paperback)

Longus, Chariton; Translated by John Penwill, Phiroze Vasunia, Rosanna Omitowoju; Edited by Helen Morales; Introduction by Helen Morales; Notes by Helen Morales

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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.

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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
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LSN: 0-14-044925-6
Barcode: 9780140449259

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