Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Literary Theory & Criticism
| 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.
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.
