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Chaereas and Callirhoe is the earliest Greek romantic novel the text of which has been completely preserved; hence it is among the first ancestors of modern European fiction. In this lively tale of adventure, a nobly born heroine is kidnapped across the seas from Syracuse to Asia Minor, where her beauty causes many complications and she is finally rescued by her dashing lover.

Charitons Chaereas and Callirhoe

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    A Paperback / softback by Warren Blake

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/01/1939
      ISBN13: 9780472750283, 978-0472750283
      ISBN10: 0472750283

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      Book Synopsis
      Chaereas and Callirhoe is the earliest Greek romantic novel the text of which has been completely preserved; hence it is among the first ancestors of modern European fiction. In this lively tale of adventure, a nobly born heroine is kidnapped across the seas from Syracuse to Asia Minor, where her beauty causes many complications and she is finally rescued by her dashing lover.

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