Lucian: Vera Historia (Greek Edition) [Paperback]

C. S. Jerram (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0865162409 | ISBN-13: 978-0865162402 | Publication Date: June 1, 1991

A reprint of the second edition of a Victorian English-annotated edition of Vera Historia, this is the only English-language commentary on that work in print. The notes are a helpful aid in explicating the language and Lucian's references. Includes an introduction and illustrations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers (June 1, 1991)
• Language: Greek
• ISBN-10: 0865162409
• ISBN-13: 978-0865162402
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Expurgated, outdated, but a good school text, December 1, 2008

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This review is from: Lucian: Vera Historia (Greek Edition) (Paperback)

Bolchazzy-Carducci, doyens of the cheap knock-off editions of out-of-copywright Classical texts, have resurrected C.S. Jerram's 19th century public-school edition of the Vera Historia and stuffed it with whimsical, if unnecessary, line drawings. The passage where the vine-women turn the crew's members to wood is excised, and, sadly, the Traveler's account of the sexual/reproductive habits of the male-only Moon-men is deleted, although happily it's added to an appendix. Once the ornate introduction is past, the Atticized Greek is pellucid and easy, and the story itself is a continual delight. The hero sails his ship to the Moon, fights in the war between the Moon-men and the forces of the Sun (including centaurs from Sirius!)visits the Frozen Sea and the Island of Cheese, and is accidentally swallowed by a whale. Second-year Greek students might enjoy this more than, say, the Anabasis, although it's admittedly a marginal work.