Lucian - Paperback - 9780521603041

Lucian of Samosata is one of the most brilliant and wide-ranging writers from antiquity, and yet few commentaries are available for those who wish to read Lucian in Greek. This edition presents a selection of rhetorical and satirical works in the original Greek illustrating his range, wit and literary sophistication. Texts include both more and less well-known texts such as The Dream, The Fly, Timon, A Literary Prometheus, Sigma versus Tau and Dialogues of the Sea-Gods. The Introduction discusses his place in the Second Sophistic and his relationship to Cynic philosophy, and each section of commentary is preceded by a literary appraisal. The commentary is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

• | Author: Lucian
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 30, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 250 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521603048
• | ISBN-13: 9780521603041