About this title: 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 His genial mockery, aimed at man's omnipresent feelings, has never gone out of date.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 ...
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Description: Fine. 0202361926 NEVER USED! This book has never been read. There are no highlights, No pen marks, No missing pages. The binding is sturdy. This book may have slight shelf wear. Tracking information provided for all orders. Orders over $49.99 will receive an upgrade from standard to priority mail. Customer satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good in Poor jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 382p. Greek literature: Lucian's writings poke fun at everyone from tyrants and the gods to the general bystander. Lucian, born in Syria in the 2nd century A. D. genial mockery aimed at man's omnipresent fallings, is never out of date. LCCN 62-15091. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago
Date Published: 1962
Description: VG+ in Good + jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 382 pages including notes. There are no marks or writing in the book. Very light wear to the corners. Corners are square. Silver gilt lettering on the spine is bright. Light wear top and bottom of spine. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket protected by broadart. Wear back edge of spine. Light soiling to back cover of dust jacket. Small chip front edge of dust jacket. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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