Condition: Wie Neu. Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren. A Study of Apuleius' "Metamorphoses" with Particular Reference to the Narrator's Art of Transformation and the Metamorphosis Motif in the Tale of Cupid and Psyche. Thinking that many interpretations of the "Metamorphoses" overstress the novel's reflection of the spiritual climate of the 2nd century A.D. while neglecting its individuality and originality, the author of this study concentrates her attention on the literary structure and unity of the novel. She identifies as unifying factors the first-person narrator Lucius and, on a more subtle level, the recurrence of themes with variations, a kind of literary metamorphosis which mirrors the main theme of the work. In this study Apuleius is seen not to be capitulating passively to the 'spirit of the age', but to be capitalizing upon it and exploiting it for his own creative ends. 272 Seiten, broschiert (Altertumswissenschaftliche Texte und Studien; Band 16/Olms Verlag 1987). Statt EUR 29,80. Gewicht: 360 g - Softcover/Taschenbuch - Sprache: Englisch. Seller Inventory # 3667

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Unity in Diversity: A Study of Apuleius' Metamorphoses.

James, Paula:

Published by New York: Olms, 1987

ISBN 10: 3487078201 ISBN 13: 9783487078205

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Original paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. 272 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). Very lightly soiled dirt title page. Otherwise in very good condition. - Content: The Metamorphoses of Apuleius is one of the earliest novels in European literature. In it, Lucius, who has been transformed into an ass, relates his bizarre adventures culminating in his return to human form and initiation into the cult of Isis and Osiris. Thinking that many modern interpretations of the Metamorphoses overstress the novel's reflection of the spiritual climate of the 2nd century A. D. while neglecting its individuality and originality, the author of the present work concentrates her attention on the literary structure and unity of the novel. She identifies as unifying factors the first-person narrator Lucius and, on a more subtle level, the recurrence of themes with variations, a kind of literary metamorphosis which mirrors the main theme of the work. In this study Apuleius is seen not to be capitulating passively to the ''spirit of the age", but to be capitalizing upon it and exploiting it for his own creative ends. ISBN 9783487078205 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 501. Seller Inventory # 1167050

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