Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches
by
Lucian
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0140447024
ISBN-13
9780140447026
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Classics
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 24th, 2004
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
386 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 13.10 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essays
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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 literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.
Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously committed to raising a laugh", Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity and the puncturing of pretension, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. In this selection we see him conversing with his literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.
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