Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion

by Longus, Chariton, John Penwill (Translator), Phiroze Vasunia (Translator), Rosanna Omitowoju (Translator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141969138
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	08/25/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	743,757
File size:	580 KB

About the Author

Longus (Author)
Longus (usually dated between the mid-second and mid-third centuries AD). Daphnis and Chloe is available in Penguin Classics in different translations in Greek Fiction and Daphnis and Chloe.