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In Search of the Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Traditional Tales of Lucian's Lover of Lies
Daniel Ogden
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Hardcover. Deals with the Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies". This book comprises a discussion, with translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
In "Search of the Sorcerer's Apprentice" is the first book in English to be devoted to Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies" (ca. 170s AD). It comprises an extensive discussion, with full translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. In other tales a plague of snakes is blasted with a miraculous scorching breath, a woman is drawn to her admirer by an animated cupid doll, and a haunted house is cleansed of ... Read more
In "Search of the Sorcerer's Apprentice" is the first book in English to be devoted to Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies" (ca. 170s AD). It comprises an extensive discussion, with full translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. In other tales a plague of snakes is blasted with a miraculous scorching breath, a woman is drawn to her admirer by an animated cupid doll, and a haunted house is cleansed of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Swansea, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905125166
SKU
V9781905125166
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Ref
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About Daniel Ogden
Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Exeter. His books include Greek and Roman Necromancy (Princeton UP, 2001), Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds (OUP USA, 2002), Aristomenes of Messene (CPW, 2004) and (ed.) A Companion to Greek Religion (Blackwell, 2007).
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