# Lucian — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Lucian in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-lecture-ix-on-the-lineage-of-english-literature-ii

## Who they are

Greek satirist mentioned for his dialogue form.

## In the story

### [Lecture X: English Literature in Our Universities (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-x-english-literature-in-our-universities-i)

Mentioned alongside Aristophanes as a writer who made fun of the gods, but with a different underlying attitude than modern readers assume.

### [Lecture XI: English Literature in Our Universities (II)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-xi-english-literature-in-our-universities-ii)

Author of 'True History,' cited for a humorous passage about Homer in Hades.

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