A stimulating excursion into the sunnier areas of the human spirit.

A new foreword examines the enormous impact this collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This new edition offers fresh translations and texts by Jeffrey Henderson, based on the recent critical editions of Longus by M. D. Reeve and Xenophon by J. N. O'Sullivan.

The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task.

Consequently, the unifying idea of this book is "national identity" as it is reconfigured in recent contemporary novels.