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Lucian: Selected Dialogues

Lucian: Selected Dialogues

Costa, C. D. N.

Hardcover

Series: Oxford World's Classics (Hardcover)

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0199258678
ISBN13: 9780199258673
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 2 2006
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A translation of fourteen of Lucian's dialogues, offering a cross-section of his styles and satirical targets, from serious polemic (Alexander, Peregrinus) to lighter squibs and character-portrayals (Dialogues of the Courtesans). 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.

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