Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches

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Author: Lucian ISBN: 9780141967417
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: June 24, 2004
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Lucian
ISBN: 9780141967417
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: June 24, 2004
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

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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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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