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ACHILLES TATIUS

Erotikon Achilleos Tatiou [GREEK] sive de Clitophontis & Leucippes amoribus libri VIII. / Edited by C. Salmasius
Leyden
Fr. Hegerus
1640
€140 - €200

12mo, (24), 752, (27) pp, engraved title. Parallel text in GREEK and Latin. Contemporary calf binding, double gilt filet, spine worn, first hinge broken but not loose, fly-leaf loose

The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon by Achilles Tatius, is one of the five surviving Ancient Greek romances, notable for its many similarities to Longus' Daphnis and Chloe, and its mild parodic nature. It is a gently erotic romance in eight books, which retained remarkable popularity and spawned innumerable imitations.
Ref. Willems 1611: ""Dans plusieurs exemplaires le feuillet d'errata manque, et les mots opera et studio Cl. Salmasii du frontispice sont remplacés par ceux-ci: ex editione Cl. Salmasii. [as in our copy] (...) Cet élégant volume, bien digne de figurer dans la collection des elzeviers sort également des presses de F. de Heger."" Rahir 1187. Gay/ Lemonnyer I, p.15 (""Jolie édition donnée par Saumaise."")

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