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Volume I. Orations 1-5 |
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Volume II. Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To the
Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars.
Misopogon Julian's Misopogon (The Beard Hater) is a case of the satirist directing his sharp wit at himself: self-mockery employed to undercut the taunts of critics. When the citizens of Antioch jeered at the emperor's "philosophical" beard, he responded with a satire on his own appearance and austere life style. A work of ironic self-disparagement, Misopogon reflects strikingly on the emperor's personality. Julian's conception of the ideal ruler emerges through the satire of The Caesars. He begins with a reference to the Saturnalia, and his treatment of the gods here is appropriate to that festival. The piece contains some echoes of Lucian's satires--but Julian is nowhere as light-hearted as Lucian. Series No. 29 / 526 pages / ISBN 0-674-99032-3 |
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Volume III. Letters. Epigrams. Against the Galileans.
Fragments Series No. 157 / 518 pages / ISBN 0-674-99173-7 |