In Search of the Sorcerer's Apprentice - The Traditional Tales of Lucian's 'Lover of Lies'

Informationen zum Autor 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). Vorwort 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Ogden, Professor Daniel (University of Exeter Ogden
• Assisted by: Daniel Ogden (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2007
• EAN: 9781905125166
• ISBN: 978-1-905125-16-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: The Roman World
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies