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I've just learned that Susan Rhoads has scanned the 19th century English translation of the first novel, the Aethiopiaca of Heliodorus, about the adventures of Theagenis and Chariclea, and has placed a revised (and thus copyright) version on her site at
www.elfinspell.com/HeliodorusMyIntro.html In view of all the discussion about ancient novel-writing, it may be useful! All the best, Roger Pearse |
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However, papyrus and other evidence has convinced most scholars that works such as Chaereas and Callirhoe are a couple of centuries older. Andrew Criddle |
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Still doesn't Satyricon count? Just because its satire doesn't mean its not a novel. (Though it wasn't Greek, if you're making that distinction...)
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![]() Ancient novels isn't a subject that I know well (and thank you Andrew for the correction -- most useful). All the best, Roger Pearse |
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Both probably go back to a Greek original of c 100-150 CE. Andrew Criddle |
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