Lucian's science fiction novel, True histories : : interpretation and commentary / / by Aristoula Georgiadou and David H.J. Larmour.
This is the first substantial commentary on Lucian's Verae Historiae (\'True Histories\'), a fantastic journey narrative considered the earliest surviving example of Science Fiction in the Western tradition. The Introduction situates the work in the context of Lucian's oeuvre, es...
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| Superior document: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 179 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1998. |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Truth and Falsehood / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Allegory and the Journey for Knowledge / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Parody and Allusion / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- The Verae Historiae, Satire and Science Fiction / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- A Trip to the Moon / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Inside the Whale / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- The Land of the Dead / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Bibliography / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- General Index / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Index of Greek Words / Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour
- Supplements to Mnemosyne / J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W . Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers.