Michael Cork

Ghost Tales and Witches from Greece and Rome Michael Cork

What were the first ghost stories of Western literature?This anthology presents a compilation of the best stories of fear and terror drawn from classical literature with texts by Apuleius, Plinius, Philostratus and many others. An essential book for anyone interested in Ancient Rome and Greece and lovers of the genre. Michael Cork's translation allows us to delve into this unknown aspect of Antiquity and to know the works that have influenced many generations and of authors."I would like very much to know if, in your opinion, there are things like ghosts, if you think they have their own form and a supernatural touch in them, or if you consider them to be vanities, empty shadows and mere things, creatures of our fears and imaginations. For my part, I feel led to believe that they have a real existence, and this is mainly due to what I heard from Curtius Rufus..."