Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion
Longus (author), Chariton (author), John Penwill (translator), Phiroze Vasunia (translator), Rosanna Omitowoju (translator), Helen Morales (editor), Helen Morales (author of introduction), Helen Morales (author of notes)
Paperback Published on: 25/08/2011; Language: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)
Price: €18.50
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780140449259
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
- Weight: 224g
- Languages: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)
















