Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon

by Achilles Tatius, Tim Whitmarsh, Helen Morales (Introduction)

Overview

Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon is a "Greek novel" composed in the second century AD. Like the other five novels that survive from this period, it focuses on the mutual love of a boy and a girl and the travails and obstacles that prevent them from consummating that love. This new translation (which incorporates detailed notes) aims to capture the variety and vivacity of Achilles Tatius' writing. A substantial introduction sets the text in its historical and literary contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198152897
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/16/2002
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Tim Whitmarsh is Leverhulme Lecturer in Hellenistic Literature, University of Exeter Helen Morales is Lecturer in Classics and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

IntroductionNote on the TranslationSelect BibliographyChronology of the Ancient NovelMapLEUCIPPE AND CLITOPHONExplanatory NotesGlossary: Names in Leucippe and Clitophon

Editorial Reviews

"With the recent appearance of Tim Whitmarsh's new translation of Leucippe and Clitophon, a new standard has been set. ... Whitmarsh manages to achieve both Achilles' rhetorical flair and an admirable grammatical precision. The new translation dazzles. ... I would without hesitation recommend this text for a number of undergraduate courses...Achilles' novel and Whitmarsh's translation are delights...and this book is the perfect vehicle for expanding the popularity of this thrilling writer from the second century."—International Journal of the Classical Tradition

"With the recent appearance of Tim Whitmarsh's new translation of Leucippe and Clitophon, a new standard has been set.... [Whitmarsh] manages to achieve Achilles' rhetorical flair and an admirable grammatical precision. The new translation dazzles.... I would without hesitation recommend this text for a number of undergraduate courses (courses on Greek Civilization, Gender and Sexuality, and the Ancient Novel jump to mind immediately). But Achilles' novel and Whitmarsh's translation are delights in their own right, and this book is the perfect vehicle for expanding the popularity of this thrilling writer from the second century."—Steven D. Smith, International Journal of the Classical Tradition

"Its poise and high level of reliability are backed up by helpful notes as well as by Helen Morales' crisp introduction."—Greece & Rome

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