{"product_id":"dialogues-of-the-dead-dialogues-of-the-sea-gods-dialogues-of-the-gods-dialogues-of-the-courtesans-by-lucian-9780674994751","title":"Dialogues of the Dead. Dialogues of the Sea-Gods. Dialogues of the Gods. Dialogues of the Courtesans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucian (ca. 120–190 CE), the satirist from Samosata on the Euphrates, began his career as an apprentice sculptor. He later turned to rhetoric and became a successful travelling lecturer, visiting Italy and Gaul before settling in Athens, where he developed his original brand of satire. Late in life, he encountered financial difficulties and accepted an official post in Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNoted for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and his literary versatility, Lucian is primarily celebrated for the lively, cynical wit of his humorous dialogues, in which he satirises human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy. His primary goal was to amuse rather than instruct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his best works are \u003ci\u003eA True Story\u003c\/i\u003e (the tallest of tall stories about a voyage to the moon), \u003cem\u003eDialogues of the Gods\u003c\/em\u003e (a 'reductio ad absurdum' of traditional mythology), \u003ci\u003eDialogues of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (on the vanity of human wishes), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophies for Sale\u003c\/i\u003e (great philosophers of the past are auctioned off as slaves), \u003ci\u003eThe Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e (on the degeneracy of modern philosophers), \u003ci\u003eThe Carousal\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e (philosophers misbehave at a party), \u003ci\u003eTimon\u003c\/i\u003e (the problems of being rich), \u003ci\u003eTwice Accused\u003c\/i\u003e (Lucian's defence of his literary career) and, if by Lucian, \u003ci\u003eThe Ass\u003c\/i\u003e (the amusing adventures of a man who is turned into an ass).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Lucian is in eight volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486022680812,"sku":"9780674994751","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674994751-dialogues-of-the-dead-dialogues-of-the-sea-gods-dialogues-of-the-gods-dialogues-of-the-courtesans.jpg?v=1775722723","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dialogues-of-the-dead-dialogues-of-the-sea-gods-dialogues-of-the-gods-dialogues-of-the-courtesans-by-lucian-9780674994751","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}