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This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius' Metamorphoses to look at the different attitudes characters adopt towards magic as a key to deciphering the complex dynamics of the entire work. The variety of responses to magic is unveiled in the narrative as the protagonist Lucius encounters an assortment of characters, either in embedded tales or in the main plot. A contextualized approach illuminates Lucius' relatively good fortune when compared to other characters in the novel - this results from his involvement with the magic of a sorcerer's apprentice, rather than that of a real witch, and signals the possibility of eventual salvation. A careful investigation of Lucius' attitude towards Isis in book 11 and his relationship with the witch-slave girl Photis earlier on suggests that the novel's final book may be read as a second "Metamorphoses", consciously rewritten from a positive perspective. Last but not least, the book also breaks new ground by examining the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance. The comparison shows how Apuleius both follows and alters this plot, exploiting the genre to his own specific ends, in keeping with his central theme of metamorphosis.

Magic in literature. --- Magie dans la littérature --- Apuleius. --- Apuleius -- Madaurensis. -- Metamorphoses. --- Apuleius. -- Metamorphoses. --- Apuleius. Metamorphoses. --- Witches in literature. --- Ancient Magic. --- Ancient Novel. --- Genre. --- Isis. --- Narrative. --- Apulée (0125?-0180?). Les métamorphoses --- Magie --- Dans la littérature

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Greek magic --- Griekse magie --- Magic [Greek ] --- Magie [Griekse ] --- Magie grecque --- Charms --- Greek literature --- Magic in literature --- Magic, Greek --- Witchcraft --- Charmes --- Littérature grecque --- Magie dans la littérature --- Sorcellerie --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Religions antiques --- --Grèce --- --Sorcellerie --- --133.430938 --- Philosophy & psychology Magic Ancient World Greece --- 133.430938 --- --Greek magic --- Littérature grecque --- Magie dans la littérature --- --Charms --- Greece --- Grèce

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King Arthur: the very name summons visions of courtly chivalry and towering castles, of windswept battlefields and heroic quests, and above all of the charismatic monarch who dies but who one day shall return again. The Arthurian legend lives on as powerfully and enduringly as ever. Yet there is an aspect to this myth which has been neglected, but which is perhaps its most potent part of all. For central to the Arthurian stories are the mysterious, sexually alluring enchantresses, the spellcasters and mistresses of magic who wield extraordinary influence over Arthur's life and destiny, bestriding the Camelot mythology with a dark and brooding presence. Carolyne Larrington brings these dangerous women vibrantly to life. Here is Morgan-le-Fay, a complex sorceress of great cunning and skill, immortalised by Helen Mirren's Morgana in John Boorman's film "Excalibur". Here too are the mystical Lady of the Lake; the beguiling Viviane, Merlin's deadly nemesis; and Morgause, Queen of Orkney, mother to Mordred, Arthur's incestuously-conceived son and his bitterest foe. Echoing the search for the Grail by the knights of the Round Table, Larrington takes her readers on an intriguing quest of her own - to discover why Arthurian enchantresses continue to bewitch us. Her journey takes in the enchantresses as they appear in poetry and painting, in politics and the theatre, on the Internet and TV, in high culture and popular culture. Whether they be chaste or depraved, necrophiliacs or virgins, benevolent or filled with hatred, the enchantresses represent a strain of femininity which continually challenges male chivalric values from within. These women are survivors. They outlive the collapse of Camelot and all it stands for. And it is as archetypal manifestations of the feared, uncontainable Other that they continue to inspire admiration, fright and fascination in equal measure. "King Arthur's Enchantresses" makes a unique contribution to contemporary writing on the Arthurian myths. It will intrigue and delight anyone with an interest in mythology, religion, cultural history and medieval literature.

Morgan le Fay (Legendary character) --- Arthurian romances --- Magic in literature. --- Women --- Legends --- Morgane (Fée) --- Cycle d'Arthur --- Magie dans la littérature --- Femmes --- Légendes --- Romances --- History and criticism. --- Mythology. --- Romans, nouvelles, etc. --- Histoire et critique --- Mythologie --- Arthur --- Legends. --- Thematology --- English literature --- legendary beings --- King Arthur [Fictitious character] --- Arthur, --- Arthur (roi) --- Morgane (personnage légendaire) --- Romans de la Table ronde --- Fées --- Littérature comparée --- Légendes --- Dans la littérature --- Thèmes, motifs

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In de Middeleeuwen stond de klassieke dichter Vergilius ook bekend als tovenaar. In die hoedanigheid werden vanaf de twaalfde eeuw allerlei wonderlijke activiteiten aan hem toegeschreven. Zo zou hij de misdaad in Rome hebben uitgeroeid en een altijd brandende lamp hebben gemaakt. Rond 1525 drukte Willem Vorsterman in Antwerpen een tekst waarin een groot aantal van dit soort verhalen over Vergilius zijn verzameld. In Vergilius als tovenaar wordt deze tekst voor het eerst voor een groter publiek toegankelijk gemaakt. Aan de tekstuitgave gaat een inleiding vooraf waarin allereerst wordt belicht hoe Vergilius zich heeft ontwikkeld tot tovenaar. Daarnaast wordt uitgebreid aandacht besteed aan de literaire en culturele context waarbinnen de tekst aan het begin van de zestiende eeuw functioneerde. Bovendien is er in dit rijkelijk geïllustreerde boek aandacht voor de iconografische traditie rond Vergilius de tovenaar.

Medieval Dutch literature --- Dutch poetry --- Dutch literature --- Magicians in literature --- Magic in litterature --- Poésie néerlandaise --- Littérature néerlandaise --- Magiciens dans la littérature --- Magie dans la littérature --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Virgil --- Adaptations --- Influence --- 094 VERGILIUS MARO, PUBLIUS --- 094.1 <493 ANTWERPEN> --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--VERGILIUS MARO, PUBLIUS --- Oude drukken: bibliografie----België--ANTWERPEN --- Magicians in literature. --- History and criticism. --- 094.1 <493 ANTWERPEN> Oude drukken: bibliografie----België--ANTWERPEN --- 094 VERGILIUS MARO, PUBLIUS Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--VERGILIUS MARO, PUBLIUS --- Poésie néerlandaise --- Littérature néerlandaise --- Magiciens dans la littérature --- Magie dans la littérature --- Vorsterman, Willem, --- Vorsterman, Wilhelm, --- Vergil --- Virgile --- Virgilio Máron, Publio --- Virgilius Maro, Publius --- Vergili Maronis, Publius --- Legends. --- Vergilius Maro, Publius --- Virgilius Maro, Publius, --- Virgilio Marone, P., --- Vergilīĭ, --- Virgile, --- Vergílio, --- Wergiliusz, --- Vergilīĭ Maron, P. --- Vergilīĭ Maron, Publīĭ, --- Verhiliĭ Maron, P., --- Vergil, --- Virgilio, --- Virgilīĭ, --- Virgilius Maro, P., --- Virgil Maro, P., --- ווירגיל, --- וירגיליוס, --- ורגיליוס, --- מרו, פובליוס ורגיליוס, --- فرجيل, --- Pseudo-Virgil, --- Pseudo Virgilio, --- Virgilio Marón, Publio, --- Bhārjila, --- Vergilius Maro, P. --- Vergilius --- Virgilio Marone, P. --- Vergilīĭ --- Vergílio --- Wergiliusz --- Vergilīĭ Maron, Publīĭ --- Verhiliĭ Maron, P. --- Virgilio --- Virgilius Maro, P. --- Virgil Maro, P. --- Pseudo-Virgil --- Pseudo Virgilio --- Virgilio Marón, Publio --- Bhārjila --- Marone, Publio Virgilio --- Virgile (0070-0019 av. J.-C.) --- Appréciation --- Pays-Bas