Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches

By Lucian of Samosata, Keith C. Sidwell, Sim Kern

Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously committed to raising a laugh", Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity and the puncturing of pretension, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. In this selection we see him conversing with his literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140447024
• ISBN13: 9780140447026
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher