Lucian's science fiction novel, True histories : interpretation and commentary /

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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Main Author: Georgiadou, Aristoula.

Other Authors: Larmour, David H. J. 1959-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1998.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 179.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

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Call Number: PA4230.V483 G46 1998

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-245) and indexes. 
505 0 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Truth and Falsehood /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Allegory and the Journey for Knowledge /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Parody and Allusion /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t The Verae Historiae, Satire and Science Fiction /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t A Trip to the Moon /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Inside the Whale /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t The Land of the Dead /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Bibliography /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t General Index /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Index of Greek Words /  |r Aristoula Georgiadou and David H. J. Larmour --   |t Supplements to Mnemosyne /  |r J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W . Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers. 
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