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Lucian, True History: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary

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Lucian, True History: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary - Clay, Diskin, and Brusuelas, James H. (Editor)
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Lucian of Samosata's True History is a fantastical tale of voyage and imagination. No editor, translator, or reader knows quite how to describe it or fit it comfortably into a familiar genre of Greek literature: 'satires' and 'dialogues' only partially describe the genre or genres he wrote in. Of all the ancient Greco-Roman writers, Lucian is without doubt one of the most inventive and witty. The Greek text in this edition of the True History is accompanied by a facing page English translation, making it an accessible and ...

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Lucian, True History: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary 2021, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780198789659

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Lucian, True History: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary 2021, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780198789642

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