Lucian Selected Dialogues

Name: Lucian Selected Dialogues
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ISBN: 9780192805935

ISBN-10: 0192805932

ISBN-13: 9780192805935

Edition: 2006

Authors: C. D. N. Costa, Lucian

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'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go'The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives of Greek courtesans; they are peopled by politicians, historians and ordinary citizens, as well as by gods and mythic figures. This selection provides across-section of Lucian's styles and satirical targets, from serious polemic to lighter squibs and character portrayals. It includes How to Write…

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List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.462



Introduction


Note on the Text


Select Bibliography


The Dialogues


Praise of the Fly


The Dream or Lucian's Career


Charon or the Observers


Timon the Misanthrope


Icaromenippus or High Above the Clouds


Nigrinus


The Death of Peregrinus


Hermotimus or on Philosophical Schools


Alexander or the False Prophet


Demonax


Lovers of Lies or the Sceptic


How to Write History


A True History


Dialogues of the Courtesans


Explanatory Notes


Index