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Full text and commentary of Lucian’s //True History// | Full text and commentary of Lucian’s //True History// | ||
- | ====== Contents | + | ===== Contents ===== |
- | **True History Decrypted: Full text and Commentary of Lucian’s**// | + | * **True History Decrypted: Full text and Commentary of Lucian’s**// |
- | Edited by Frank Redmond | + | |
- | Notes by Frank Redmond | + | |
- | //True History// text translated by H.W. and F.G. Fowler | + | |
- | First Edition (1.0), 2013 | + | |
- | Second Edition (2.0), 2015 | + | |
- | Second Edition Updated (2.2), 2016 | + | |
- | Mênin Web and Print Publishing | + | |
- | http:// | + | |
- | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America | + | |
- | ====== Introduction | + | ===== Introduction ===== |
One of the translators of Lucian, Thomas Francklin, bemoaned in his introduction to //True History//, “We cannot but lament that the humour of many of the references has been lost to us; therefore, Lucian’s //True History// cannot be half as pleasurable as when it was first written, but there are enough remaining allusions which we understand to secure it from being unrelatable.” This work, //True History Decrypted//, | One of the translators of Lucian, Thomas Francklin, bemoaned in his introduction to //True History//, “We cannot but lament that the humour of many of the references has been lost to us; therefore, Lucian’s //True History// cannot be half as pleasurable as when it was first written, but there are enough remaining allusions which we understand to secure it from being unrelatable.” This work, //True History Decrypted//, | ||
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[5] Scyron | Scyron and Pityocamptes were two famous robbers who used to seize on travelers and commit the most horrid cruelties on them. | [5] Scyron | Scyron and Pityocamptes were two famous robbers who used to seize on travelers and commit the most horrid cruelties on them. | ||
- | [6] At Delium | Socrates fought at the Battle of Delium, 424 BC, and, when the Athenians were routed and fled in disorder, he retreated quietly and steadily, calmingly surveying friends and foes. On this occasion his superior courage was shown by not retreating at all. Plato // | + | [6] At Delium | Socrates fought at the Battle of Delium, 424 BC, and, when the Athenians were routed and fled in disorder, he retreated quietly and steadily, calmingly surveying friends and foes. On this occasion his superior courage was shown by not retreating at all. Plato // |
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