Alkiphrōn (English spelling)

Japanese: アルキフロン(英語表記)Alkiphrōn
Alkiphrōn (English spelling)
A 2nd-century Greek author who imitated the epistolary style of Lucian and took New Comedy as his subject matter, using letters written by people of various classes in 4th-century Athens (fishermen, peasants, parasites, prostitutes, etc.) to create humorous portrayals of the everyday lives of ordinary people of his time.

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Japanese:
2世紀のギリシアの作家。ルキアノスの書簡体文学を模倣,新喜劇に題材を取って,前4世紀アテネのさまざまな階層の人々 (漁民,農民,寄食生活者,遊女など) の手に成る手紙形式を使って,当時の庶民の日常生活をおもしろく描いた。

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