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Timon
An Ancient Greek Satire in Modern English
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This graphic novel is a fresh adaptation of Timon, or the Misanthrope, an ancient Greek comic dialogue written in the second century CE by the Syrian satirist Lucian of Samosata. At the centre of the story is Timon, an ill-tempered Athenian who has lost his wealth...
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See moreIn this new graphic novel adaptation of an ancient Greek satirical sketch, the grouchy Athenian Timon gets some help from a few bumbling Olympian gods to restore his lost wealth.
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Description
This graphic novel is a fresh adaptation of Timon, or the Misanthrope, an ancient Greek comic dialogue written in the second century CE by the Syrian satirist Lucian of Samosata. At the centre of the story is Timon, an ill-tempered Athenian who has lost his wealth by squandering it on false friends.
When Zeus gets wind of Timon's plight, he hatches a plan to restore Timon's wealth. Helping Timon may prove to be a more difficult task than it first appears, however. Will the shifty god Riches find his way back to Timon? Is getting rich again really in Timon's best interest? And what about the moochers who sucked away Timon's former wealth?
Lucian's wit-filled story comes to life in this imaginatively illustrated adaptation that will be accessible and humorous to all, whether children, Classicists, or anything in between.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798350981100
Publisher: BookBaby
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 December 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: BookBaby
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jashton Gieser
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 222.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 576g
Pages: 116
About the Author
Samuel Reich is currently a PhD student in Classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jashton Gieser is an illustrator and art educator with a love of story and song. Formally trained in illustration at Saint John's University, he currently lives in the small town of Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, where he spends his time drawing and teaching ancient wisdom to teenagers.
Lucian of Samosata was a Syrian orator and author in the second century C.E. who wrote satirical dialogues, stories, and pamphlets in Greek.
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