Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199258673
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This is a selection of pieces by the Greek satirist Lucian. Lucian invented the comic dialogue as a satiric tool, and had immense influence on many later European literatures. He is also extremely funny, whether puncturing the pretensions of pompous philosophers or describing the daily lives of Greek courtesans. The translation aims to be lively and modern in idiom, while maintaining accuracy.
Lucian: Selected Dialogues
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199258673
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This is a selection of pieces by the Greek satirist Lucian. Lucian invented the comic dialogue as a satiric tool, and had immense influence on many later European literatures. He is also extremely funny, whether puncturing the pretensions of pompous philosophers or describing the daily lives of Greek courtesans. The translation aims to be lively and modern in idiom, while maintaining accuracy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199258673
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This is a selection of pieces by the Greek satirist Lucian. Lucian invented the comic dialogue as a satiric tool, and had immense influence on many later European literatures. He is also extremely funny, whether puncturing the pretensions of pompous philosophers or describing the daily lives of Greek courtesans. The translation aims to be lively and modern in idiom, while maintaining accuracy.
Selected Satires of Lucian
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393004434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A collection of writings by the 2nd century satirist who ridiculed tyrants, philosophers, and even the gods, in his mock dialogues and prose narratives.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393004434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A collection of writings by the 2nd century satirist who ridiculed tyrants, philosophers, and even the gods, in his mock dialogues and prose narratives.
The Select Dialogues of Lucian
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Selected Dialogues
Author: Lucian,
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199555931
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199555931
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times.
The Loeb classical library
Author: G. P. Goold
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches
Author: Lucian
Publisher: ePenguin
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A Greek-educated Syrian, Lucian wrote witty pieces that demonstrate a profound skepticism for religion and philosophy and encourage honest living and good sense. “Chattering Courtesans” is a series of short dialogues in which the amusing gossip of “kept women” gives rise to a discussion of more serious subjects such as love, sex, and marriage. Other comic dialogues in this volume show Lucian making fun of fanaticism and mocking pretension, hypocrisy, and the vanity of human wealth and power, while in “Diatribes” he targets a range of subjects, from scandal and money to death, in order to demonstrate the follies of contemporary life. Also included here is Lucian's most famous work, True Histories, which inspired imaginary voyages, from More's Utopia to Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
Publisher: ePenguin
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A Greek-educated Syrian, Lucian wrote witty pieces that demonstrate a profound skepticism for religion and philosophy and encourage honest living and good sense. “Chattering Courtesans” is a series of short dialogues in which the amusing gossip of “kept women” gives rise to a discussion of more serious subjects such as love, sex, and marriage. Other comic dialogues in this volume show Lucian making fun of fanaticism and mocking pretension, hypocrisy, and the vanity of human wealth and power, while in “Diatribes” he targets a range of subjects, from scandal and money to death, in order to demonstrate the follies of contemporary life. Also included here is Lucian's most famous work, True Histories, which inspired imaginary voyages, from More's Utopia to Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
Lucian's True History
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Satire, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Satire, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Select Dialogues of Lucian
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Trips to the Moon
Author: Samosata Lucian
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387339038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387339038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Lucian's a true story
Author: Lucian (of Samosata.)
Publisher: Edgar Evan Hayes
ISBN: 0983222800
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The aim of this book is to make Lucian's A True Story accessible to intermediate students of Ancient Greek. The running vocabulary and commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page. Lucian's A True Story is a great text for intermediate readers. Its breathless narrative does not involve many complex sentences or constructions; there is some unusual vocabulary and a few departures from Attic Greek, but for the most part it is a straightforward narrative that is fun and interesting by one of antiquity's cleverest authors. In A True Story, Lucian parodies accounts of fanciful adventures and travel to incredible places by authors such as Ctesias and Iambulus. The story's combination of mockery and learning makes it an excellent example of the Greek literature of the imperial period. Revised August, 2014.
Publisher: Edgar Evan Hayes
ISBN: 0983222800
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The aim of this book is to make Lucian's A True Story accessible to intermediate students of Ancient Greek. The running vocabulary and commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page. Lucian's A True Story is a great text for intermediate readers. Its breathless narrative does not involve many complex sentences or constructions; there is some unusual vocabulary and a few departures from Attic Greek, but for the most part it is a straightforward narrative that is fun and interesting by one of antiquity's cleverest authors. In A True Story, Lucian parodies accounts of fanciful adventures and travel to incredible places by authors such as Ctesias and Iambulus. The story's combination of mockery and learning makes it an excellent example of the Greek literature of the imperial period. Revised August, 2014.