“…Chrysoloras brought with him a manuscript containing seventy-five works of Lucian (and the satire Timarion)nearly all the extant works of Lucian, including the Dialogues of the Dead (the source of lines used to compose the cento under examination). 29 However, the manuscript Vat. Urb.…”
This article discusses the relatively unknown dialogue composed from lines lifted from the writings of Lucian. It is argued that the primary purpose of this text might be didactic.
“…Chrysoloras brought with him a manuscript containing seventy-five works of Lucian (and the satire Timarion)nearly all the extant works of Lucian, including the Dialogues of the Dead (the source of lines used to compose the cento under examination). 29 However, the manuscript Vat. Urb.…”
This article discusses the relatively unknown dialogue composed from lines lifted from the writings of Lucian. It is argued that the primary purpose of this text might be didactic.
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