Stoic Caricature in Lucian’s De astrologia: Verisimilitude As Comedy

The inclusion of De astrologia in the Lucianic corpus has been disputed for centuries since it appears to defend astrological practices that Lucian elsewhere undercuts. This paper argues for Lucian’s authorship by illustrating its masterful subversion of a captatio benevolentiae and subtle rejection...

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Main Author: Charles McNamara
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan 2013-06-01
Series:Peitho
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/peitho/article/view/8219