Our next Book Club selection is from Lucian, whose satirical dialogues poked fun at philosophers and mythological characters. We will be reading The Dialogues of the Dead; here are a selection of translations available free online:
Translation by H.W. & F.G. Fowler:
Online at theoi.com or
Online at sacred-texts.com
Translation by William Tooke: Dialogues of the Dead starts at (printed) page 191
Online at archive.org
Translation by Howard Williams: Dialogues of the Dead starts at (printed) page 86
Online at archive.org
Further works by Lucian:
Online at sacred-texts.com
For those who want to look at the original Greek text:
Online at Perseus
Dialogue 13 is available in Greek with translation notes by William S. Annis:
http://scholiastae.org/docs/el/lucian-d-dead-13.pdf
We will start and continue the discussion in the Forum, and will meet via Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, February 27, at 11 a.m. EST.
Happy readings!