Peter Thonemann

Gebundenes Buch

Lucian: Alexander or the False Prophet

Beschreibung

Peter Thonemann provides the first full-length treatment of Lucian's Alexander in English, including a historical and literary introduction and a detailed commentary on the text. The volume also includes a translation of the surviving fragments of Oinomaos of Gadara's The Exposure of Sorcerers.

Autor

Peter Thonemann teaches Greek and Roman history at Wadham College, Oxford. His books include The Birth of Classical Europe (2010, with Simon Price), The Maeander Valley (2011, winner of the Runciman Prize 2012), The Hellenistic Age (Oxford, 2016) and An Ancient Dream Manual (Oxford, 2020). He writes regularly on all aspects of the ancient world for The Times Literary Supplement and The Wall Street Journal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780198868248
• ISBN-10: 0198868243
• Artikelnr.: 61343485