Longus

Longus

Daphnis and Chloe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Detailed commentary on what is arguably the finest surviving Greek novel, exploring language, style and literary influences and aspirations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 441g
• ISBN-13: 9780521776592
• ISBN-10: 0521776597
• Artikelnr.: 55296662

Autorenporträt

Longus was the author of the ancient Greek novel Daphnis and Chloe, his only known work. Very little is known about his life. It is assumed that he lived on the isle of Lesbos during the 2nd century AD. It has been suggested that the name Longus is merely a misinterpretation of the first word of Daphnis and Chloe's original title which translates to "story of a Lesbian romance" ("Lesbian" meaning "from Lesbos island"). If his name was really Longus, he was possibly a freedman of some Roman family which bore that name as a cognomen.