Unruly Eloquence : Lucian and the Comedy of Traditions /
Branham, R. Bracht
Unruly Eloquence : Lucian and the Comedy of Traditions / R. Bracht Branham. - Reprint 2013 - 1 online resource (279 p.) : illustrations - Revealing Antiquity , 2 1052-0422 ; .
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
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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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674734104 9780674734111
10.4159/harvard.9780674734111 doi
Comic, The, in literature.
Griechische Literatur.
Het komische.
Humour dans la littérature grecque.
Humour dans la littérature grecque.
Klassieke oudheid.
Satire, Greek.
Satires.
Sophists (Greek philosophy) in literature.
Comic, The, in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Lucian, of Samosata -- Criticism and interpretation.
Satire, Greek -- History and criticism.
Sophists (Greek philosophy) in literature.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
PA4236
887/.01
Unruly Eloquence : Lucian and the Comedy of Traditions / R. Bracht Branham. - Reprint 2013 - 1 online resource (279 p.) : illustrations - Revealing Antiquity , 2 1052-0422 ; .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674734104 9780674734111
10.4159/harvard.9780674734111 doi
Comic, The, in literature.
Griechische Literatur.
Het komische.
Humour dans la littérature grecque.
Humour dans la littérature grecque.
Klassieke oudheid.
Satire, Greek.
Satires.
Sophists (Greek philosophy) in literature.
Comic, The, in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Lucian, of Samosata -- Criticism and interpretation.
Satire, Greek -- History and criticism.
Sophists (Greek philosophy) in literature.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
PA4236
887/.01