The Hierarchy of Pleasures in Longus’ <i>Daphnis and Chloe</i> and Thucydides’ <i>Peloponnesian War</i>

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  • Rory O'Sullivan Trinity College Dublin

Abstract

Longus’ allusions to Thucydides’ “possession for all time” emphasize how both narratives portray a similar hierarchy, fleeting pleasures versus true ones.

Author Biography

Rory O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin

I am a doctoral student in the Classics department at Trinity College Dublin, thesis title: 'The Form of Politics in Thucydides's History.'

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Published

2024-03-18

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Vol. 64 No. 1 (2024)

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