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

Informationen zum Autor Longus Klappentext A 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion".

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• Authors: Anon, Anonymous, Chariton, Chariton Longus, Longus, Longus Chariton, Helen Morales, Rosanna Omitowoju, John Penwill, Phiroze Vasunia
• Assisted by: Helen Morales (Editor), Morales Helen (Editor), Helen Morales (Introduction), Morales Helen (Introduction), Rosanna Omitowoju (Translation), Omitowoju Rosanna (Translation), John Penwill (Translation), Penwill John (Translation), Phiroze Vasunia (Translation), Vasunia Phiroze (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.08.2011
• EAN: 9780140449259
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044925-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Anthologies: general, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Anthologies (non-poetry), Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts