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True story : Lucius, or, the Ass / Translated by Paul Turner ; Illustrated by Hellmuth Weissenborn

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Publisher: Richmond, Surrey : ALMA BOOKS LTD, 2018Copyright date: ©1958Description: 116 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781847497499
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 883.01
Contents:
Lucius, or, The Ass -- True story.
Summary: True History, Lucian's best-known and most entertaining work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. With his trademark wit and humour, Lucian informs his readers that he means to tell nothing but lies and impossibilities, and warns them not to believe a word he says. The result is a comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature throughout the centuries, and works such as Gulliver's Travels and The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Lucius, or the Ass, a satirical novel charting the adventures of a young man who has been transformed into a donkey, is usually attributed to Lucian and is thought to be a source of Apuleius's Golden Ass.
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"True story and Lucius, or the Ass first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1958"--Title page verso.

Lucius, or, The Ass -- True story.

True History, Lucian's best-known and most entertaining work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. With his trademark wit and humour, Lucian informs his readers that he means to tell nothing but lies and impossibilities, and warns them not to believe a word he says. The result is a comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature throughout the centuries, and works such as Gulliver's Travels and The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Lucius, or the Ass, a satirical novel charting the adventures of a young man who has been transformed into a donkey, is usually attributed to Lucian and is thought to be a source of Apuleius's Golden Ass.

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

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