Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches
Lucian
ISBN: | 9780140447026 |
Publisher: | Penguin Classics |
Published: | 25 January, 2005 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches
Lucian
A Greek-educated Syrian, Lucian was one of the most inventive and scathing satirists of the ancient world, whose witty pieces demonstrate a profound scepticism for religion and philosophy and encourage honest living and good sense. 'Chattering Courtesans' is a series of short dialogues in which the amusing gossip of 'kept women' gives rise to a discussion of more serious subjects such as love, sex...
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