Selected Satires of Lucian
Selected Satires of Lucian
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Published:
17 April, 1968
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Lucian, born in Syria in the second century C.E., came to Greece at an early age and mastered its language and literature. He took up law, left it for public speaking, then turned to full-time writing, producing the wide range of subject matter and literary form which is represented in this collection. A master of the vivid scene, Lucian used his pungent style to ridicule the tyrants, prophets, waning gods, and hypocrite philosophers of his own day and the centuries preceding him. His most typical genre is a parody of a Platonic dialogue, but he also excelled in straight narrative, as in the elaborate spoof "A True Story" and the old folk tale outrageously retold, "Lucius, the Ass." His skeptical mind and imaginative irony have influenced generations of artists and writers, and now in Professor Casson's new translations can be freshly enjoyed today.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780393004434 |
| ISBN10 | 0393004430 |
| Number Of Pages | 398 |
| Item Weight | 433 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 196 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | WW Norton & Co |
| Format | paperback |
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