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 | | Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon by Achilles Tatius, Tim Whitmarsh (Translator), Helen Morales (Introduction) ISBN-10: 9780198152897 ISBN-10: 0-19-815289-2 ISBN-13: 9780198152897 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-815289-7 Hardcover 2002-05-16 Oxford University Press, USA Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 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. | ||
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Love and adventures in the second century. This novel is still a worth-while read, but some 'escapes' of the main characters are, although sometimes very original (still now), highly unlikely. This work has the same theme as 'Callirhoe' by Chariton written in the same century : monogamous love. The two lovers overcome the most incredible difficulties, but will find each other at the end of the story to live happily together. The style is baroque, with long digressions and brutal scenes, like sacrificial death. The main aim is : sensationalism. It has not the psychological richness of 'Callirhoe'. The author uses well known types: the not so innocent lovers, the good and the bad, the rich and the poor, the slaves and the powerful. Good picture of the living conditions in the 2nd century. Interesting work, not only for historians. | ||