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:	304
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

IntroductionPraise of the FlyThe DreamCharonTimonIcaromenippus, or High Above the CloudsNigrinusThe Death of PeregrinusAlexanderDemonaxHermotimus, or On Philosophical SchoolsLovers of Lies, or The ScepticHow to Write HistoryA True History IA True History IIDialogues of the CourtesansExplanatory Notes