An edition of Aethiopica (1534)

Aethiopica historia

in der deutschen Übersetzung von Johannes Zschorn

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An edition of Aethiopica (1534)

Aethiopica historia

in der deutschen Übersetzung von Johannes Zschorn

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"The Romance novel didn't begin with Kathleen Woodiwiss or even with the Bronte sisters. By the time Heliodorus wrote his Aethiopica - or Ethiopian Romance - in the third century, the genre was already impressively developed. Heliodorus launches his tale of love and the quirks of fate with a bizarre scene of blood, bodies, and booty on an Egyptian beach viewed through the eyes of a band of mystified pirates.

The central love-struck characters are Charicles, the beautiful daughter of the Ethiopian queen, and Theagenes, a Thessalian aristocrat. The story unfolds with all the twists and devices any writer would employ today, with the added attractions of dreams, oracles, and exotic locales in the ancient Mediterranean and Africa."--BOOK JACKET.

"Hadas's was the first modern English-language translation of this story, which was first translated into English in 1587 and was a favorite among the Elizabethans. His version of this earliest extant Greek novel remains accessible and appealing."--BOOK JACKET.

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German
Pages
425

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Cover of: Aethiopica historia
Aethiopica historia: in der deutschen Übersetzung von Johannes Zschorn
1984, P. Lang, Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
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Cover of: Heliodori Aethiopicorum libri decem
Heliodori Aethiopicorum libri decem
1855, Sumptibus et typis B.G. Teubneri

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Edition Notes

"Bibliographische Nachweise": p. 47-56.
Reprint: Originally published: Strassburg : P. Messerschmidt, 1559.

Published in
Bern, New York
Series
Nachdrucke deutscher Literatur des 17. Jahrhunderts,, Bd. 30
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
883/.01
Library of Congress
PA3998.H2 G4 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
56, ca. 425 p. ;
Number of pages
425

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2635039M
ISBN 10
3261031778
LCCN
85208208
OCLC/WorldCat
17226651
Goodreads
1205264

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