Lucian: Selected Dialogues

Lucian: Selected Dialogues
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 0199258678
ISBN-13 : 9780199258673
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Download or read book Lucian: Selected Dialogues written by Lucian (of Samosata.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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