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Alciphron Literally and Completely Translated From the Greek, With Introduction and Notes
Excerpt from Alciphron Literally and Completely Translated From the Greek, With Introduction and Notes
Lucian in style; but the spirit in which he treats his subjects is very different, and far more refined. In the great majority of cases the names in the headings of the letters, which seem very clumsy in an English dress, are fictitious, and are purposely coined to express some characteristic of the persons between whom they are supposed to pass. In the volume of Lucian in this series some account has been given of the courtesans of Athens. It will here be interesting to describe brie?y another curious class of personages, the parasites  a word which has had a remarkable history.
Lucian in style; but the spirit in which he treats his subjects is very different, and far more refined. In the great majority of cases the names in the headings of the letters, which seem very clumsy in an English dress, are fictitious, and are purposely coined to express some characteristic of the persons between whom they are supposed to pass. In the volume of Lucian in this series some account has been given of the courtesans of Athens. It will here be interesting to describe brie?y another curious class of personages, the parasites  a word which has had a remarkable history.
454 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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