Lucian, Satirist and Artist. Our Debt to Greece and Rome.

Language: English

Published by New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., 1963

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204 p.: ill. Schutzumschlag etwas abgenutzt, insgesamt vergilbt, sonst guter Zustand / Dust jacket somewhat worn, overall yellowed, otherwise in good condition. - A Syrian by birth, Lucian was a self- made Greek who came to write the best Greek prose known since the days of Plato and Demosthenes, both of whom he claimed as his spiritual godfathers. Lucian wrote rhetorical, critical and biographical works, romances, dialogues and poems. Those who reckon Lucian among the philosophers may not immediately recognize him in this portrait as one of whom all the world was undisguisedly a stage and all men and gods a joint-stock company of players on it. Professor Allinson values Lucian more as a satirist and writer of comedy, than as a philosopher. Lucian was a sincere crusader against shams, inherited or new: the pagan gods, the complex of contemporary philosophies, pretenders in history, hypocritical legacy-hunters, vulgar collectors of books and above all the superstitions, major and minor, of his time. Lucians enduring contribution Allinson demonstrates was in the Aristophanic tradition; in this realm the author ranks him among the truly great satirists who not only add to the gaiety of nations, but also clear the moral atmosphere. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Leinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket. …

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Title
Lucian, Satirist and Artist. Our Debt to Greece and Rome.
Author
Allinson, Francis G., George Depue Hadzsits and David Moore Robinson (eds.):
Publisher
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc.
Publication year
1963
Condition
Gut
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Item weight
550 grams
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