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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.

Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 6/24/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780140447026, 978-0140447026
      ISBN10: 0140447024
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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