Selected Satires of Lucian, Paperback/Lucian of Samosata

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Contributor(s):Author: Lucian of Samosata Translator: Lionel Casson A master of the vivid scene, Lucian used his pungent style to ridicule the tyrants, prophets, waning gods, and hypocrite philosophers of his own day and the centuries preceding him. His most typical genre is a parody of a Platonic dialogue, but he also excelled in straight narrative, as in the elaborate spoof "A True Story" and the old folk tale outrageously retold, "Lucius, the Ass." His skeptical mind and imaginative irony have influenced generations of artists and writers, and now in Professor Casson's new translations can be freshly enjoyed today.

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Lucian din Samosata

satirist sirian · 120–180

Lucian din Samosata a fost un prozator grec, de origine asiriană, care s-a afirmat în domeniile retoricii și satirei.