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Witches, Isis and narrative : approaches to magic in Apuleius' "Metamorphoses"
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ISBN: 9783110205947 3110205947 128339703X 9786613397034 3110210037 9783110210033 6613397032 Year: 2008 Volume: 2 Publisher: Berlin New York : Walter de Gruyter,

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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.


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A comedy of storytelling : theatricality and narrative in Apuleius' Golden ass
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ISBN: 9783825357207 3825357201 3825373088 9783825373085 Year: 2010 Volume: Neue Folge, 2 Reihe, Band 127 Publisher: Heidelberg : Winter,

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HauptbeschreibungCurrent interpretations of Apuleius' 'Golden Ass' cover the entire spectrum from a religious autobiography to an incongruous collection of titillating stories. The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius' novel as a product of the 2nd century CE context, in which elite culture (philosophy and sophistic oratory) and popular entertainment not only share the same venues and appeal to the same audiences but also engage in active exchange of subject matter and histrionic techniques. The book argues that Apuleius' narrative represents a mos

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