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- handle: 10670/1.jqzwrj
- isbn: 978-3-8253-4690-4
- hal: hal-02979580
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Lucian of Samosata Gallus Somnium speaking animal cock dialogue Micyllus Pythagoras philosophy irony satire humour comic reincarnation metempsychosis dialogue Micylle Pythagore philosophie ironie satire humour comique réincarnation métempsychose Lucien de Samosate Gallus Somnium animal coqSujets proches
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Émeline Marquis, « Philosophy in the Farmyard: The Speaking Cock in Lucian’s Gallus sive Somnium », HAL-SHS : histoire de l'art, ID : 10670/1.jqzwrj
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This paper focuses on Lucian’s Gallus sive Somnium and his use of a speaking animal as a literary tool that fits the serio-comic flavour of the dialogue particularly well. The provocative “hero” of this dialogue, that is the poor cobbler Micyllus’ speaking cock, is far from being a straightforward character. The ambiguity inherent to both, his nature and his narrative status, strongly impacts on the meaning of his speech, and consequently on the interpretation of the dialogue.