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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Lucian of Samosata"”.
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Lucian's Mythological Playground: Time, Space, and Myth in Lucian of Samosata
In this dissertation, I explore how Lucian of Samosata, the Greco-Syrian prose satirist of the second century CE, manipulates the representation of space and time in his mythological texts. Lucian regularly employs characters, spaces, and tropes from myth as a central part of his broader comic …
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Lucian and the Atticists: A Barbarian at the Gates
… constructed by Greek and Latin writers of the second and third centuries CE, a loosely-connected movement now generally referred to the Second Sophistic. It focuses on Lucian of Samosata, a Syrian “barbarian” writer of satire and parody in Greek, and especially on his works that engage …
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Sarcasm in Paul's Letters
This dissertation investigates the use of sarcasm in the undisputed letters of Paul. A methodologically rigorous treatment of this subject can make an important contribution to Pauline studies, as determining whether a given passage is meant sincerely or sarcastically has a considerable impact on …