A Dialogue Between Alexander The Great And Diogenes The Cynic eBook

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist, irony writer, and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire. He wroteA Dialogue between Alexander the Great and Diogenes the Cynic in 1743. How can we classify this work of his? It is an ironic text, in dialogic form, not without a subtle philosophical and political criticism. A satirical and surreal text that compares Alexander the Great, the conqueror of the world, and the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, one of the founders of Cynicism. A dialogue certainly imaginary, but alive and profound, which ranges over the themes of life and the ephemerality of glory. A dialogue set in the fourth century BC, but which reflects the politics, morals and contradictions of 18th century England.