L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata

The aim of this essay is to analyse and describe the characteristics of the Hereafter in Lucian as a paradoxical utopia with a cynical origin. Specifically, in Hades we can find the egalitarian rules of democracy as would be conceivable on Earth. Also, the Hereafter is the realm of freedom of speech...

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Main Author: Alberto Camerotto
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Published: Università degli Studi di Ferrara 2016-12-01
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description The aim of this essay is to analyse and describe the characteristics of the Hereafter in Lucian as a paradoxical utopia with a cynical origin. Specifically, in Hades we can find the egalitarian rules of democracy as would be conceivable on Earth. Also, the Hereafter is the realm of freedom of speech, satire and laughter, where we can meet Menippus, Diogenes and Crates. Of course, as we shall see, not all the wordly problems are eliminated.
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spelling doaj-art-4089df18c8474943b19ccc24fffca3732025-08-20T03:59:22ZdeuUniversità degli Studi di FerraraAnnali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere1826-803X2016-12-01XI2826https://doi.org/10.15160/1826-803X/1398L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di SamosataAlberto Camerotto0Università Ca' Foscari VeneziaThe aim of this essay is to analyse and describe the characteristics of the Hereafter in Lucian as a paradoxical utopia with a cynical origin. Specifically, in Hades we can find the egalitarian rules of democracy as would be conceivable on Earth. Also, the Hereafter is the realm of freedom of speech, satire and laughter, where we can meet Menippus, Diogenes and Crates. Of course, as we shall see, not all the wordly problems are eliminated.utopiaaldilàsatiraluciano di samosataciniciafterlifesatirelucian of samosatacynics
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L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
Annali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere
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title L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
title_full L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
title_fullStr L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
title_full_unstemmed L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
title_short L’utopia dell’aldilà in Luciano di Samosata
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luciano di samosata
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afterlife
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