{"title":"Achilles Tatius","description":"\u003cp\u003eAchilles Tatius offers a captivating glimpse into ancient literature through his work, \u003cem\u003eLeucippe and Clitophon\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers can expect richly woven narratives that explore themes of love, adventure, and the complexities of human experience, all set within the cultural tapestry of the classical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection appeals to those interested in the intersections of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing an evocative journey into early narrative fiction. The texts invite reflection on storytelling traditions that have influenced literature throughout the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"leucippe-and-clitophon-by-achilles-tatius-9780674990500","title":"Leucippe and Clitophon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAchilles Tatius was a Greek from Alexandria in Egypt; he is now believed to have flourished in the second century CE. Of his life, nothing is known, though the \u003ci\u003eSuidas\u003c\/i\u003e says he became a Christian and a bishop and wrote a work on etymology, one on the sphere, and an account of great men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe is famous, however, for his surviving novel in eight books, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the best Greek love stories. Clitophon relates to a friend the various difficulties that he and Leucippe had to overcome before they are happily united. The story is full of incident and keeps readers in suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many digressions giving scientific facts, myths, meditations, and so on, the interest of which redeems irrelevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995475296492,"sku":"9780674990500","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674990500-leucippe-and-clitophon.jpg?v=1784896479"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/achilles-tatius.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}