Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches |
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| Author:
| Lucian, |
| Foreword by:
| Sidwell, Keith |
| Translator:
| Sidwell, Keith |
| Introduction by:
| Sidwell, Keith |
| Notes by:
| Sidwell, Keith |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-044702-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously committed to raising a laugh", Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity and the puncturing of pretension, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. In this selection we see him conversing with his literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.
Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously committed to raising a laugh", Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity and the puncturing of pretension, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. In this selection we see him conversing with his literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.