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Greek Fiction

Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion

Longus author Chariton author Rosanna Omitowoju translator John Penwill translator Phiroze Vasunia translator Helen Morales editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:25th Aug '11

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In this collection of Greek fiction written between the first and fourth centuries AD, 'Callirhoe' is the stirring tale of star-crossed lovers Chaereas and Callirhoe, torn apart when she is kidnapped and sold as a slave, while 'Daphnis and Chloe' tells of a boy and girl abandoned at birth, who grow up to fall in love and battle pirates. Greek Fiction - also containing 'Letters of Chion', an early thriller about tyranny and a political assassination - is a fascinating glimpse into an alternative view of Ancient Greece's literary culture.

ISBN: 9780140449259

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 224g

304 pages