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Lucian

 
9780199555932: Selected Dialogues (Oxford World's Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0199555931 ISBN 13: 9780199555932
Editorial: OUP Oxford, 2009

Sinopsis

'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go'

The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives of Greek courtesans; they are peopled by politicians, historians and ordinary citizens, as well as by gods and mythic figures. This selection provides a cross-section of Lucian's styles and satirical targets, from serious polemic to lighter squibs and character portrayals. It includes How to Write History and his most famous piece, A True History, a fabulous tale of space travel and a monstrous whale which prefigures the fantasies of Jules Verne.

This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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OUP Oxford
Año de publicación
2009
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
0199555931
ISBN 13 
9780199555932
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Número de páginas
304
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9780199258673: Lucian: Selected Dialogues (Oxford World's Classics)

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ISBN 10:  0199258678 ISBN 13:  9780199258673
Editorial: OUP Oxford, 2005
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