A 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.

Preface

References and Abbreviations



Introduction

 1 A Subversive Novel

 2 The Author

 3 The Date of the Author

 4 The Dramatic Date of the Novel

 5 Contemporary Elements in L&C

 6 Ancient Fiction and the Modern Novel

 7 Narrative Technique

 8 Structure

 9 The Naming of Minor Characters and Slaves

 10 Literary Texture and Intertextuality

 11 Medicine and Magic

 12 Religion, Realism, and Ridicule

 13 Reception

 14 Language and Style

 15 The Text



Sigla



Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book Three



The Structure of Book 3



Book 3: Text, Translation, and Commentary



Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon: Book Four



The Structure of Book 4



Book 4: Text, Translation, and Commentary



Appendix 1: Passages from Ps.-Eustathius

Appendix 2: List of Characters

Appendix 3: Maps and Illustrations

Appendix 4: Statistics

References

Index Nominum

Index Locorum

Index Rerum

Index Graecitatis