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.
ISBN: | 9780521842006 |
Publication date: | 30th October 2008 |
Author: | Lucian |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 250 pages |
Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Biographies & Autobiographies |