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dc.contributor.authorGómez Cardó, Pilar
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T10:41:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-27T19:06:10Z-
dc.date.available2019-10-23T10:41:37Z
dc.date.available2020-08-27T19:06:10Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-26-1765-7 (PDF)
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-26-1763-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/47489-
dc.description.abstractThe cynic philosopher Menippus is a standard character in Lucian’s works. In Menippus or Necromancy, Lucian tells the story of the philosopher’s katabasis which he undertakes to consult the seer Tiresias about true wisdom and the best way to lead one’s life. Menippus has been unable to solve the question of the meaning of human life from the precepts of the different philosophical schools and the conduct of the philosophers themselves, who are often the butt of Lucian’s criticism. Menippus narrates this voyage after his return to Earth. The philosopher has not died but has become a ghostly apparition to men still alive. The message that he brings with him from the world of the dead is none other than an exaltation of common sense and the value of humour as a universal pattern of behaviour for an authentic life. The aim of this chapter is to analyse some of the formal resources and themes that Lucian uses to achieve his goal through parody and, at the same time, to highlight his ability to create surprising narrative frameworks in which the contents of his writings always acquire a new perspective.eng
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherImprensa da Universidade de Coimbrapor
dc.rightsopen access-
dc.subjectLucianeng
dc.subjectMenippuseng
dc.subjectHadeseng
dc.subjectTiresiaseng
dc.subjectghosteng
dc.subjectnecromancyeng
dc.subjectkatabasiseng
dc.titleMenippus: a truly living ghost in Lucian’s Necromancypor
dc.typebookPartpor
uc.publication.firstPage46-
uc.publication.lastPage64-
uc.publication.locationCoimbrapor
dc.identifier.doi10.14195/978-989-26-1765-7_3-
uc.publication.digCollectionPBpor
uc.publication.orderno4-
uc.publication.areaArtes e Humanidadespor
uc.publication.bookTitleVisitors from beyond the grave: ghosts in world literature-
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