Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches

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, rai [...]
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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.