Witches, Isis and Narrative

Approaches to Magic in Apuleius' "Metamorphoses"
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-020594-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 255 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 564 g

Reihe: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

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.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frangoulidis, Stavros

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Lateinische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Stavros Frangoulidis, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.