Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon

Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon (composed in the second century AD) is the most bizarre and risque of the four 'Greek novels' of idealized love between boy and girl that survive from the period of the Roman empire. Stretching the capacity of the genre to the limits, Achilles Tatius' narrative covers adultery, violence, evisceration, pederasty, virginity-testing, and, of course, an improbable happy ending. Ingenious and sophisticated in conception,Leucippe and Clitophon is, in execution, at once subtle, stylish, moving, brash, tasteless, and obscene. This new translation aims to capture the exuberant variety of Achilles Tatius' writing. Detailed notesexplain obscurities to the non-specialist and address more complex problems for the benefit of the student and the scholar. A witty and erudite introduction sets Achilles Tatius in his historical and literary contexts.

“"With the recent appearance of Tim Whitmarsh's new translation ofLeucippe and Clitophon, a new standard has been set. ... Whitmarsh manages to achieve both Achilles' rhetorical flair and an admirable grammatical precision. The new translation dazzles. ... I would without hesitation recommend this text for a number of undergraduate courses...Achilles' novel and Whitmarsh's translation are delights...and this book is the perfect vehicle for expanding the popularity of this thrilling writer from the second century."--International Journal of the Classical Tradition "With the recent appearance of Tim Whitmarsh's new translation ofLeucippe and Clitophon, a new standard has been set.... [Whitmarsh] manages to achieve Achilles' rhetorical flair and an admirable grammatical precision. The new translation dazzles.... I would without hesitation recommend this text for a number of undergraduate courses (courses on Greek Civilization, Gender and Sexuality, and the Ancient Novel jump to mind immediately). But Achilles' novel and Whitmarsh's translation are delights in their own right, and this book is the perfect vehicle for expanding the popularity of this thrilling writer from the second century."--Steven D. Smith,International Journal of the Classical Tradition "Its poise and high level of reliability are backed up by helpful notes as well as by Helen Morales' crisp introduction."--Greece & Rome”

Its poise and high level of reliability are backed up by helpful notes as well as by Helen Morales' crisp introduction. Greece & Rome

Tim Whitmarsh is Leverhulme Lecturer in Hellenistic Literature, University of Exeter Helen Morales is Lecturer in Classics and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge

Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon (composed in the second century AD) is the most bizarre and risque of the four 'Greek novels' of idealized love between boy and girl that survive from the period of the Roman empire. Stretching the capacity of the genre to the limits, Achilles Tatius' narrative covers adultery, violence, evisceration, pederasty, virginity-testing, and, of course, an improbable happy ending. Ingenious and sophisticated in conception, Leucippe and Clitophon is, in execution, at once subtle, stylish, moving, brash, tasteless, and obscene. This new translation aims to capture the exuberant variety of Achilles Tatius' writing. Detailed notes explain obscurities to the non-specialist and address more complex problems for the benefit of the student and the scholar. A witty and erudite introduction sets Achilles Tatius in his historical and literary contexts.

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