This study investigates the attitude of Lucian of Samosata towards the Greek tragedy. It presents a comparison between the Lucianic oeuvre and the Greek tragedy according to three points of view: i) the tragic language, ii) the tragic themes (philosophy, religion, morals, mythology), and iii) the literary forms (an analysis of the parodic Podagra).
This study investigates the attitude of Lucian of Samosata towards the Greek tragedy. It presents a comparison between the Lucianic oeuvre and the Gre...