Teacher of Orators by Lucian: compositional techniques and contamination of genres

This paper aims to analyse both the refined devices of literary contamination and textual techniques that permeate Teacher Orators by Lucian Samosata, a pamphlet which attacks lack moderation certain fashionable members Second Sophistic. Besides evaluating Lucian’s criticism in an impartial way, this offers analysis relationship among dialogue itself other genres, such as theatre contemporary Sophistic declamations. Furthermore, present study explores parodic nature work focuses on investigating overlapping different levels meaning, typical operation.