The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times.
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.
Lucian (ca. AD 120–190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and... Læs mere
Lucian (ca. AD 120–190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician,... Læs mere
Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. This book shows him conversing with his... Læs mere
Originally published in 1904, as the second edition of an 1892 original, this book contains the Greek text of two of Lucian's satirical dialogues, Menippus and Timon. The works are... Læs mere
Although Lucian is one of the most brilliant and wide-ranging writers from antiquity, there are few commentaries for those who wish to read him in his original Greek. This edition... Læs mere