Dialogues of the Dead

book by Lucianus van Samosata
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Dialogues of the Dead

Summary

Dialogues of the Dead is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dialogues of the Dead authored Lucian of Samosata[3].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's genre is dialogue[5].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[6].
  • Dialogues of the Dead comprises Q16737947[7].
  • Dialogues of the Dead comprises Menippos and Chiron[8].
  • +0160-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dialogues of the Dead[9].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51847458[10].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51847485[11].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51847543[12].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51879549[13].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's has edition or translation is recorded as Dialogi mortuorum[14].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/lukian/totengsp/totengsp.html[15].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Νεκρικοί διάλογοι'}[16].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Dialogi mortuorum'}[17].
  • Dialogues of the Dead's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as Luc. DMort.[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dialogues of the Dead authored Lucian of Samosata[3].

Publication

Dialogues of the Dead's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[6]. Its genre is dialogue[5].

Why It Matters

Dialogues of the Dead has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . bcs.fltr.ucl.ac.be. Retrieved . bcs.fltr.ucl.ac.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . perseus.tufts.edu. perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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