UID:
edocfu_9958353877602883
Format:
1 online resource (267p.)
ISBN:
9783110210033
Series Statement:
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ; 2
Content:
This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses to juxtapose the different attitudes towards magic adopted by Lucius and other characters, either in embedded tales or in the main plot, as a key to deciphering the complex dynamics of the work. The contextualized approach pursued in this study further suggests that the novel’s final book may be read as a second Metamorphoses, rewritten from a positive perspective. The book breaks new ground by examining the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Text and Figure Acknowledgements --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Onos versus Apuleius’ --
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Metamorphoses --
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Chapter 2. Lucius versus Socrates and --
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Aristomenes --
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Chapter 3. Lucius’ and Milo’s Tales of Diophanes --
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and Asinius’ Prophecy: Internal Readers and the Author --
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Chapter 4. Lucius versus Thelyphron --
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Chapter 5. The Tale of Cupid and Psyche as a Mythic --
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Variant of the Novel --
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Chapter 6. ‘War’ in Magic and Lovemaking --
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Chapter 7. Lucius’ Metamorphosis into an Ass as a --
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Narrative Device --
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Chapter 8. Rewriting Metamorphoses 1 – 10: The Isis --
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Book --
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Chapter 9. Transforming the Genre: Apuleius’ --
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Metamorphoses --
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Appendix: Lucius’ Metamorphic Change and Entrance --
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into a New Life as a Metaphorical Representation of the Sailing of Isis’ --
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Ship --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-020594-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110210033
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110210033
