Lucian Dialogues of the Dead. Dialogues of the Sea-Gods. Dialogues of the Gods. Dialogues of the Courtesans |
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Author:
| Lucian, |
Translator:
| Macleod, M. D. |
Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-99475-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1961 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Lucian (ca. AD 120-190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.
Lucian (ca. AD 120-190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.