Alexander or the false prophet.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 4907 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 78 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2001 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251799445 |
Classic bilingual collection. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a great traveler, Lucian of Samosata decided in 164 to make a detour to the Paphlagonian city of Abonotica to observe up close a new flourishing oracular cult. Probably his last work, the Alexander is a rare document that is both an autobiography and a study of morals: denouncing Alexander, the serpent-like prophet of the god Glycon, as a simple imposter, Lucian excels at unmasking the stupidity of his contemporaries and vividly recounts the dirty tricks he played on the charlatan. If the tone is that of a facetious pamphlet, the science is that of a sage tinged with Epicureanism and revolted by the antics of the Pythagoreans, the Stoics, the Cynics, and even the Christians. From Erasmus and Rabelais to Renan and Voltaire, many "free thinkers" have seen in Lucien, and particularly in this work, one of the most rigorous expressions of critical thought.
Classic bilingual collection. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a great traveler, Lucian of Samosata decided in 164 to make a detour to the Paphlagonian city of Abonotica to observe up close a new flourishing oracular cult. Probably his last work, the Alexander is a rare document that is both an autobiography and a study of morals: denouncing Alexander, the serpent-like prophet of the god Glycon, as a simple imposter, Lucian excels at unmasking the stupidity of his contemporaries and vividly recounts the dirty tricks he played on the charlatan. If the tone is that of a facetious pamphlet, the science is that of a sage tinged with Epicureanism and revolted by the antics of the Pythagoreans, the Stoics, the Cynics, and even the Christians. From Erasmus and Rabelais to Renan and Voltaire, many "free thinkers" have seen in Lucien, and particularly in this work, one of the most rigorous expressions of critical thought.