Literary Criticism Ancient & Classical
Studies In Lucian
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1973
- Category
- Ancient & Classical, Humor, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888665249
- Publish Date
- Jan 1973
- List Price
- $60.00
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Description
A book about ancient Greek satirist Lucian in his cultural and historical context. "My conclusion is that we need hardly ever look outside the second century for the immediate and personal sources of Lucian’s inspiration." – Barry Baldwin
About the author
Barry Baldwin (born in England in 1937) is a classicist, journalist and author of mystery fiction. He gained a doctorate at the University of Nottingham and worked in Australia and Canada. For two years he contributed a regular column to the British Communist newspaper The Morning Star.