Lucian's The Ass: An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and Commentary - Couverture souple

Nimis, Stephen A; Hayes, Edgar Evan

 
9780983222828: Lucian's The Ass: An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and Commentary
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0983222827 ISBN 13 : 9780983222828
Editeur : Faenum Publishing, Ltd., 2012

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to make Lucian’s The Ass accessible to intermediate students of Ancient Greek. The running vocabulary and commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page. The Ass is a great intermediate Greek text. The narrative is fast-paced and funny, and the language is fairly simple and easy to follow. Unlike its better-known Latin relative, Apuleius’ Golden Ass, Lucian’s The Ass is an unpretentious satirical text that tells a funny story in a casual and light-hearted manner. There is little moralizing or didacticism in the story, and unlike the hero of Apuleius's version of the story, there is no religious or philosophical illumination at the end. The final episode is a funny twist of events completely in tune with the tenor of the rest of the novel. There is a hilarious love-making episode with lots of double-entendre, and other episodes that portray the doings of various low-life characters who are rarely present in ancient literature at all. Thieves, religious charlatans, witches, millers, servants, soldiers and bakers all find a place in this strange story of chance and magic.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The aim of this book is to make Lucian’s The Ass accessible to intermediate students of Ancient Greek. The running vocabulary and commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page. The Ass is a great intermediate Greek text. The narrative is fast-paced and funny, and the language is fairly simple and easy to follow. Unlike its better-known Latin relative, Apuleius’ Golden Ass, Lucian’s The Ass is an unpretentious satirical text that tells a funny story in a casual and light-hearted manner. There is little moralizing or didacticism in the story, and unlike the hero of Apuleius's version of the story, there is no religious or philosophical illumination at the end. The final episode is a funny twist of events completely in tune with the tenor of the rest of the novel. There is a hilarious love-making episode with lots of double-entendre, and other episodes that portray the doings of various low-life characters who are rarely present in ancient literature at all. Thieves, religious charlatans, witches, millers, servants, soldiers and bakers all find a place in this strange story of chance and magic.

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Éditeur
Faenum Publishing, Ltd.
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0983222827
ISBN 13 
9780983222828
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
250
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Personne responsable
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