Description
In this singular and uproarious collection of comic dialogues, Lucian of Samosata, writing in the second century AD, eavesdrops on the gods themselves and presents us with a sensational peek behind the curtain of life on Mount Olympus. Here is Zeus, bickering with his wife Hera over his latest infidelity; there is Eros, in trouble again for his mischievous matchmaking; and there are Hermes, Apollo, Pan, Aphrodite, and all the rest of the pantheon, each with their own foibles, and each unknowingly scandalising themselves with their every utterance. While previous editions have been heavily edited, this new collection draws on historical sources to present the Dialogues in their entirety, featuring a novel typographic layout, and including an introductory essay and extensive appendices.
Author: Nicholas Jeeves, Lucian of Samosata
Publisher: PDR Press
Published: 03/23/2016
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9781911292005
ISBN10: 1911292005
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Ancient & Classical
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