Antonius Diogenes
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Antonius Diogenes was the author of a Greek
romance
, whom scholars have placed in the 2nd century CE. His age was unknown even to Photius, who has preserved an outline of his romance. It consisted of twenty-four books, was written in the form of a dialogue about travels, and bore the title of The incredible wonders beyond Thule (Tα υπερ Θoυλην απιστα). It is highly praised by Photius for the clearness and gracefulness of its descriptions. It was long believed that Lucian of Samosata had firstly in mind Diogenes' work when he wrote his celebrated parody, the Verae Historiae, though J.R. Morgan has more recently questioned this accepted notion an extensive comparative study of the two works.
Ancient Greek literature
Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Ancient Greek language until the 4th century.- Classical and Pre-Classical Antiquity :...
romance
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, whom scholars have placed in the 2nd century CE. His age was unknown even to Photius, who has preserved an outline of his romance. It consisted of twenty-four books, was written in the form of a dialogue about travels, and bore the title of The incredible wonders beyond Thule (Tα υπερ Θoυλην απιστα). It is highly praised by Photius for the clearness and gracefulness of its descriptions. It was long believed that Lucian of Samosata had firstly in mind Diogenes' work when he wrote his celebrated parody, the Verae Historiae, though J.R. Morgan has more recently questioned this accepted notion an extensive comparative study of the two works.