Culture and Society in Lucian / C. P. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, C. P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Greco-Roman, in literature.

Dialogues, Greek.

Literature.

Satire, Greek.

Satires.

Athens (Greece)--In literature.

HISTORY / General.

Lucian, of Samosata--Criticism and interpretation.

Rome--In literature.

Local Subjects:

Athens (Greece)--In literature.

Civilization, Greco-Roman, in literature.

HISTORY / General.

Lucian, of Samosata--Criticism and interpretation.

Rome--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The works of the second-century satirist Lucian--of which about seventy survive--have had a marked influence on western literature since the Renaissance. Translated by Erasmus, and called "inimitable" by Gibbon, Lucian is the first to tell the famous story of the Sorcerer's Apprentice. His subjects range from the hypocrisy of philosophers to fantastic voyages in space. He is often thought the true father of science fiction and, at the same time, is one of the most important witnesses to early Christianity. C. P Jones examines Lucian's work, setting this brilliant writer in the social and intellectual context of an age that proved pivotal in Greco-Roman history. Lucian's art has been widely considered bookish, concerned with people and customs he and his readers knew only from literature. Jones argues that on the contrary his attacks on such targets as mercenary Stoics and the snake-god Glycon were aimed with mischievous precision. The result is a fresh portrait of Lucian and a vivid picture of a society whose outward assurance masked uncertainty and the onset of profound change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: The Modern Lucian

2. Lucian in Society

3. Philosophy and Philosophers

4. Gods and Oracles

5. Credulity and Fiction

6. The Writing of History

7. The Court of Lucius Verus

8. Rome

9. Demonax and Sostratos

10. Concealed Victims

11. Peregrinus of Parion

12. Alexander of Abonuteichos

13. Culture and Society

APPENDIX A: Crepereius Calpurnianus

APPENDIX Β: Chronology

APPENDIX C: Disputed Works

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-18132-8

OCLC:

1013966440