Unruly Eloquence : : Lucian and the Comedy of Traditions / / R. Bracht Branham.
Branham expounds with sophistication and subtlety the essential ingredients of Lucian's satirical humor. He makes frequent reference to its importance for comic theory and literary history.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Revealing Antiquity ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (279 p.) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Chapter I. The Rhetoric of Laughter
- Chapter II. Agonistic Humors: Lucian and Plato
- Chapter III. Aging Deities: Lucian's Olympus
- Chapter IV. Sudden Glory: The Revenge of Epicurus
- Conclusion: Potter or Prometheus?
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index