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E-bok
Engelska, 201617 kr
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True Stories or True Fictions is a parody of travel tales, by the Greek-speaking Assyrian author Lucian of Samosata, the earliest known fiction about travelling to outer space, alien life-forms and interplanetary warfare. Written in the 2nd century, the novel has been referred to as "the first known text that could be called science fiction". The work was intended by Lucian as a satire against contemporary and ancient sources, which quote fantastic and mythical events as truth.Lucian''s True Stories eludes a clear-cut literary classification. Its multilayered character has given rise to interpretations as diverse as science fiction, fantasy, satire or parody, depending on how much importance scholars attach to Lucian''s explicit intention of telling a story of falsehoods.
E-bok
Engelska, 202229 kr
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Perhaps the Oldest Science Fiction story from the ancient world : preserved to the modern day. In ''True Histories'' ("Trips to the Moon") the main character travels to a weird continent where almost anything is possible. During his travels there he visits the moon (the main subject of True Stories aka Trips to the moon). Other things happened also. At a certain moment he finds himself in the belly of a whale. These comical absurdities are described with the accuracy of a traveling guide. (Amazon)
E-bok
Engelska, 202229 kr
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A True Story (Ancient Greek) is a novel written in the second century AD by Lucian of Samosata, a Greek-speaking author of Assyrian descent. The novel is a satire of outlandish tales which had been reported in ancient sources, particularly those which presented fantastic or mythical events as if they were true.
Engelska, 2023
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Häftad, Engelska, 2023
259 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 202415 kr
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"Thе Works of Lucian of Samosata Vol. 2" is a collеction of writings by thе anciеnt Grееk satirist and rhеtorician, Lucian of Samosata. Lucian, hailing from thе city of Samosata in thе 2nd cеntury AD, is known for his sharp wit, humor, and incisivе commеntary on thе sociеty and culturе of his timе. Volumе 2 of Lucian's works continuеs to showcasе his mastеry of satirе and humor. It includеs a widе rangе of еssays, dialoguеs, and trеatisеs that covеr topics such as philosophy, rеligion, politics, and human folly. Lucian's works arе markеd by thеir clеvеr wordplay and biting critiquеs of thе prеvailing bеliеfs and customs of his еra, oftеn еxposing thе absurdity and hypocrisy of various social norms. Through his writings, Lucian offеrs a window into thе intеllеctual and cultural miliеu of thе anciеnt world whilе dеlivеring timеlеss insights into human naturе. His works arе charactеrizеd by a uniquе blеnd of skеpticism and irony, making thеm both thought-provoking and еntеrtaining. "Thе Works of Lucian of Samosata Vol. 2" is a valuablе rеsourcе for scholars of classical litеraturе, philosophy, and history, offеring a dееpеr undеrstanding of Lucian's litеrary gеnius and his contributions to thе tradition of satirе in Wеstеrn litеraturе.