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Lucian: Selected Dialogues

Charles Desmond Nuttall Costa

3/5 ( ratings)

A translation of fourteen of Lucian's dialogues, offering a cross-section of his styles and satirical targets, from serious polemic to lighter squibs and character-portrayals . Also included are How to Write History and his most famous piece, A True History, a parody of the popular vogue for fabulous traveler's tales. Each piece has a summary introduction, and notes to clarify obscure allusions in the text. The Introduction examines in some detail Lucian's importance as a dominant Atticizer in the period of the Second Sophistic, as well as his extraordinarily widespread influence on later European literature.

Language: English

Pages: 294

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 0199258678

ISBN 13: 9780199258673

Lucian: Selected Dialogues

Charles Desmond Nuttall Costa

3/5 ( ratings)

A translation of fourteen of Lucian's dialogues, offering a cross-section of his styles and satirical targets, from serious polemic to lighter squibs and character-portrayals . Also included are How to Write History and his most famous piece, A True History, a parody of the popular vogue for fabulous traveler's tales. Each piece has a summary introduction, and notes to clarify obscure allusions in the text. The Introduction examines in some detail Lucian's importance as a dominant Atticizer in the period of the Second Sophistic, as well as his extraordinarily widespread influence on later European literature.

Language: English

Pages: 294

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 0199258678

ISBN 13: 9780199258673

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