The Last Days of Pompeii (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- First Published: 1834
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 79
- Setting: Pompeii
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Justice, Power, personal or social, Prisoners, Murder or homicide, Slavery or slaves, Good and evil, Corruption, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Priests, Volcanoes
- Locales: Pompeii
Characters Discussed
Glaucus (GLOH-kuhs), a Glaucus, handsome and popular Greek. He is saved from death in the arena by the eruption of Vesuvius; he is saved from death after the eruption by the blind flower girl Nydia.
Clodius (KLOH-dee-uhs), a foppish Roman of Pompeii and a friend of Glaucus.
Nydia (NIH-dee-uh), a blind flower girl from Greece who is hopelessly in love with Glaucus. Through her ability to move in the darkness, she is able to guide Glaucus and Ione to safety aboard a small ship. Then she drowns herself.
Burbo (BUR-boh), a wine seller and...
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