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The Epicurean: A Tale

Thomas Moore

Verlag: e-artnow

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Beschreibung

The Epicurean was the only prose novel by Thomas Moore, written under the influence of Byron. The book was quite popular as it responded to the demand for semi-erotic romance. The book tells the story of Alciphron, the leader of the Epicurean sect in Athens in the 3rd century AD, who made a journey to Egypt seeking the secret of immortality. The author says that the book is described as a translation of an ancient, "curious Greek manuscript" found in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Egypt around 1800.
Verfügbar seit: 29.11.2023.
Drucklänge: 140 Seiten.

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