The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius
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Excerpt from The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius: Comprising the Ethiopics; Or Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclea; The Pastoral Amours of Daphnis and Chloe; And the Loves of Clitopho and Leucippe By no reader of classical antiquity will any of its remains be regarded an entirely devoid of worth. The "fine gold" will naturally stand first in estimation, but the "silver and brass and iron," nay even "the iron mingled with miry clay," will each posses its respective value. Accordingly, while the foremost place will ever be assigned to its Historians, Philosophers, Orators, and Poets, the time will not be esteemed thrown away which makes him acquainted with those authors who struck out a new vein of writing, and abandoning the facts of history and the inventions of mythology, drew upon their own imagination and sought for subjects in the manners and pursuits of domestic life. The publication of a revised translation of Heliodorus and Longus, and of a new translation of Achilles Tatius, calls for some brief prefatory observations upon the origin of fictitious narrative among the Greeks; that department of literature which, above any other, has been prolific in finding followers, more especially in modern × and which, according to the spirit in which it is handled, is capable of producing some of the best or worst effects upon society. Works of fiction may, as we know, administer a poisoned cup, but they may also supply a wholesome and pleasing draught; they may be the ministers of the grossest immorality and absurdity, but they may likewise be the vehicles of sound sense and profitable instruction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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