An essential introductory account of Greek fiction during the period 1071-1453. The argument is illustrated by lucid plot summaries and extensive quotations (with literal English renderings.) Now revised and expanded with an essay on recent work.

Roderick Beaton is Koreas Professor of medieval and modern Greek at King's College,London.

List of illustrations, Preface to the first edition, Preface to the second edition, INTRODUCTION, Part I 1071-1204, Part ll 1204-1453, Notes, References, Index