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

by Chariton and Longus

Helen Morales (Editor), John Penwill (Translator), Phiroze Vasunia (Translator), and Rosanna Omitowoju (Translator)

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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.

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  • ISBN10 0140449256
  • ISBN13 9780140449259
  • Publish Date 25 October 2011 (first published 25 August 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 October 2023
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Classics