Lucian: Selected Dialogues

by C. D. N. Costa (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199258673
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/02/2006
Series:	Oxford World's Classics (Hardcover)
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

C. D. N. Costa is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Birmingham.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Praise of the Fly
The Dream
Charon
Timon
Icaromenippus, or High Above the Clouds
Nigrinus
The Death of Peregrinus
Alexander
Demonax
Hermotimus, or On Philosophical Schools
Lovers of Lies, or The Sceptic
How to Write History
A True History I
A True History II
Dialogues of the Courtesans
Explanatory Notes