Abstract
Lucian of Samosata is a Greek author who lived in the second century. His critical vision of the world translated into an oeuvre that is really biting and sarcastic but also sharp and imaginative. These characteristics hinder the researcher’s work but for the teacher, it is a great opportunity to increase student curiosity. He is the most original author of a cultural movement called Second Sophistic that emphasizes the value of the rhetoric and that embraces the Attic Greek as a way to recover the old splendor of the Classics. Greek authors have often been confined to Classical Languages departments, but in uncertain times such as today, their value may be immense in many aspects of education. My aim is to demonstrate that we can use Lucian’s innovation and criticism to teach values today. In his work, we can find trips to the bottom of the sea, flying gadgets, or a television. At the same time, historical or contemporary figures as well as characters of the myth or even the gods are usually the target of his irony. He provides us such a singular and subversive vision of a society that, instead of confining it to his time, we can take advantage of it to create a new singular approach to didactics.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Considering Digital Pedagogies
KEYWORDS
Lucian of Samosata, Classics, Didactics, Criticism
