Truth, Narration, and Interpretation in Lucian’s Verae Historiae

Abstract

This article examines the representation of truth and interpretation in Lucian's True Stories. The discussion is comprised of two parts: the first half brings under examination the rhetorical and philosophical significance of the preface's key terms, and in particular the use of the term psychagōgia and its heritage. I point to certain Platonic and Aristophanic intertexts, through this term, which adumbrate exactly why