Commentary on Books 3 and 4 of Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon

John Hilton is a researcher in Classics at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He has published widely in the fields of the ancient Greek and Roman novel, Classics Reception Studies, ancient slavery, Roman Law, and onomastics.

• PrefaceReferences and AbbreviationsIntroduction1 A Subversive Novel2 The Author3 The Date of the Author4 The Dramatic Date of the Novel5 Contemporary Elements in L&C6 Ancient Fiction and the Modern Novel7 Narrative Technique8 Structure9 The Naming of Minor Characters and Slaves10 Literary Texture and Intertextuality11 Medicine and Magic12 Religion, Realism, and Ridicule13 Reception14 Language and Style15 The TextSiglaAchilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book ThreeThe Structure of Book 3Book 3: Text, Translation, and CommentaryAchilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book FourThe Structure of Book 4Book 4: Text, Translation, and CommentaryAppendix 1: Passages from Ps.-EustathiusAppendix 2: List of CharactersAppendix 3: Maps and IllustrationsAppendix 4: StatisticsReferencesIndex NominumIndex LocorumIndex RerumIndex Graecitatis