Greek Fiction
Subtitle: Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, Callirhoe by Chariton, and Chion of Heraclea by Anon (Penguin Classics)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: March 27, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780140449259
Subjects: Prose & writers: classical, early & medieval
Description: 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.