Lucian, Volume VI: How to Write History. the Dipsads. Saturnalia. Herodotus or Aetion. Zeuxis or Antiochus. a Slip of the Tongue in Greeting. Apology for the "Salaried Posts in Great Houses." Harmonides. a Conversation with Hesiod. the Scythian or the...
Lucian (ca. AD 120-190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.
Read More
Lucian (ca. AD 120-190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
As new in fine jacket. Harvard University Press, c1959, 1990 printing. 496pp., index. sm. 8vo. Olive green binding, gold titles on front cover as spine. As new unread hardcover, fine d/j.
