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True Story Lucius or the Ass
Author | : Lucian |
Publsiher | : Alma Books |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2018-08-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780714549064 |
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True Story Lucian's best-known and most entertaining work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. With his trademark wit and humour, Lucian informs his readers that he means to tell nothing but lies and impossibilities, and warns them not to believe a word he says. The result is a comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature throughout the centuries, and works such as Gulliver's Travels and The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Lucius, or the Ass, a satirical novel charting the adventures of a young man who has been transformed into a donkey, is usually attributed to Lucian and is thought to be a source of Apuleius's Golden Ass. Contains an introduction by Paul Turner and illustrations by Hellmuth Weissenborn
True History
Author | : Lucian |
Publsiher | : Alma Books |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780714546230 |
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True History, Lucian's best-known and most entertaining work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. With his trademark wit and humour, Lucian informs his readers that he means to tell nothing but lies and impossibilities, and warns them not to believe a word he says. The result is a comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature throughout the centuries, and works such as Gulliver's Travels and The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen.Lucius, or the Ass, a satirical novel charting the adventures of a young man who has been transformed into a donkey, is usually attributed to Lucian and is thought to be a source of Apuleius's Golden Ass.
True History
Author | : Lucian |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0714543292 |
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Lucian True History
Author | : Diskin Clay |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780192665423 |
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Lucian of Samosata's True History is a fantastical tale of voyage and imagination. No editor, translator, or reader knows quite how to describe it or fit it comfortably into a familiar genre of Greek literature: 'satires' and 'dialogues' only partially describe the genre or genres he wrote in. Of all the ancient Greco-Roman writers, Lucian is without doubt one of the most inventive and witty. The Greek text in this edition of the True History is accompanied by a facing page English translation, making it an accessible and informative resource aimed at students and teachers of Greek. Whether used in the classroom or in research, readers will benefit from an introduction to Lucian and his place in imperial Greek literature, as well as a translation and commentary that bring out the wonders of his True History.
True History
Author | : Lucian (of Samosata.) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Voyages, Imaginary |
ISBN | : LCCN:58008063 |
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Lucian s True History
Author | : Lucian (of Samosata.) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : History, Ancient |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433081622502 |
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Selected Satires of Lucian
Author | : Lionel Casson |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781351491587 |
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The unsurpassed satirist of the ancient era was a young Syrian named Lucian, who, writing in Greek in the second century a.d., combined wit, irony, fearless candor, and exuberant comic fantasy to create the triumphantly irreverent dialogues and stories contained in this book. His genial mockery, aimed at man's omnipresent feelings, has never gone out of date. The jabs he gave the hypocrites; grandstanders, fakers and boobs of the ancient world can just as appropriately be administered to their counterparts in the modern world.Lucian's most typical genre is a parody of a Platonic dialogue, in which Zeus, Hermes, Eros, and other Olympians jabber in undivine harassment as some clever mortal (who very much resembles Lucian) is about to make scandalous fools of them. He also excelled at straight narrative, his two most famous tales being the elaborate science fiction spoof; "A True Story," and an old folk tale retold outrageously, "Lucius the Ass." His works were the product of an unrelentingly rational and skeptical mind, and have had an incalculable effect on writers and painters through the ages.Until this volume, the English language reader of today to appreciate the importance and intelligence of Lucian. No volume of representative selections in translation is in print. There are satisfactory versions of the complete works, but the reader who takes this long will most likely lose a good deal of the sting of Lucian's needle. Lionel Cassen also illustrates the full range of Lucian's subject matter and various literary forms and when translating tried to focus on the Greek spirit as opposed to the literal meaning.
The Tale of Lucius or The Ass Onos
Author | : Joel C. Relihan |
Publsiher | : Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2023-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781647921255 |
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An anonymous Greek reworking (doubtfully attributed to Lucian) of the lost, anonymous Greek Metamorphoseis (falsely attributed to Lucius of Patras). An American translation by Joel C. Relihan (Professor of Classics, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts), available as a free eBook from Hackett Publishing Company.