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UNISA996218334203316 |
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Autore |
Lucian, of Samosata |
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Lucian . Volume II, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant. Zeus Catechized. Zeus Rants. The Dream or The Cock. Prometheus. Icaromenippus or The Sky-man. Timon or The Misanthrope. Charon or The Inspectors. Philosophies for Sale / / Lukianos ; translated by Austin Morris Harmon |
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Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 1915 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 519 pages) |
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Collana |
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Loeb classical library ; ; 54 |
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Satire, Greek |
Space and time |
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The downward journey, or, The tyrant -- Zeus catechized -- Zeus rants -- The dream, or, The cock -- Prometheus -- Icaromenippus, or, The sky-man -- Timon, or, The misanthrope -- Charon, or, The inspectors -- Philosophies for sale. |
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Lucian (ca. 120-190 CE), the satirist from Samosata on the Euphrates, started as an apprentice sculptor, turned to rhetoric and visited Italy and Gaul as a successful travelling lecturer, before settling in Athens and developing his original brand of satire. Late in life he fell on hard times and accepted an official post in Egypt. Although notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and his literary versatility, Lucian is chiefly famed for the lively, cynical wit of the humorous dialogues in which he satirises human folly, superstition and hypocrisy. His aim was to amuse rather than to instruct. Among his best works are A True Story (the tallest of tall stories about a voyage to the moon), Dialogues of the Gods (a 'reductio ad absurdum' of traditional mythology), Dialogues of the Dead (on the vanity of human wishes), Philosophies for Sale (great philosophers of the past are auctioned off as slaves), The Fisherman (the degeneracy of modern philosophers), The Carousal or Symposium (philosophers misbehave at a party), Timon (the problems of being rich), Twice Accused (Lucian's defence of his literary career) |
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and (if by Lucian) The Ass (the amusing adventures of a man who is turned into an ass). The Loeb Classical Library edition of Lucian is in eight volumes. |
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UNINA9910785256403321 |
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Autore |
Vickery Roy |
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Titolo |
Garlands, conkers and mother-die : British and Irish plant-lore / / Roy Vickery |
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London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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1-282-82163-6 |
9786612821639 |
1-4411-2855-7 |
0-8264-4418-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Plants - Great Britain |
Plants - Ireland |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; About this book; Acknowledgements; 1 A Time for Every Purpose; 2 The Golden Corn; 3 Necessity the Mother of Invention; 4 Healing Hedgerows; 5 Mother-Die and Friendship Bushes; 6 Simple Pastimes; 7 History and Legend; 8 Notes on Names; 9 The Changing Scenes of Life; 10 Garlands and Nosegays; Notes; References; Index |
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Plants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range of historical and contemporary literature. Unlike other books which re-use material collected in the Victorian era, this book is based on new material collected by the author, and shows that while some of the wilder superstitions have faded we still cling to the |
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symbolic importance of plants. Putting conk |
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