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Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition
by Longus; Chariton; Omitowoju, Rosanna [Translator]; Vasunia, Phiroze [Translator];
- New
- 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.
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- Title Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion (Penguin Classics)
- Author Longus; Chariton; Omitowoju, Rosanna [Translator]; Vasunia, Phiroze [Translator];
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, London, United Kingdom
- Date 2011-10-25
- Features Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0140449256
- ISBN 9780140449259 / 0140449256
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Dewey Decimal Code 888