Lucian: Selected Dialogues
Author | : Lucian (of Samosata.) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2005-12 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780199258673 |
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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.