Lucian's The Ass - An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and Commentary (Paperback)

The aim of this book is to make Lucian's The Ass accessible to intermediate students of Ancient Greek. The running vocabulary and commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page. The Ass is a great intermediate Greek text. The narrative is fast-paced and funny, and the language is fairly simple and easy to follow. Unlike its better-known Latin relative, Apuleius' Golden Ass, Lucian's The Ass is an unpretentious satirical text that tells a funny story in a casual and light-hearted manner. There is little moralizing or didacticism in the story, and unlike the hero of Apuleius's version of the story, there is no religious or philosophical illumination at the end. The final episode is a funny twist of events completely in tune with the tenor of the rest of the novel. There is a hilarious love-making episode with lots of double-entendre, and other episodes that portray the doings of various low-life characters who are rarely present in ancient literature at all. Thieves, religious charlatans, witches, millers, servants, soldiers and bakers all find a place in this strange story of chance and magic.

General

Imprint:	Faenum Publishing, Ltd.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Edgar Evan Hayes • Stephen A. Nimis
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-0-9832228-2-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > General
LSN:	0-9832228-2-7
Barcode:	9780983222828

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