Literature and Identity in the Golden Ass of Apuleius

• Tác giả: Luca Graverini, Benjamin Todd Lee
• Ngôn ngữ: eng ; ita
• ISBN-10: 0814211917
• ISBN-10: 0814270263
• ISBN-13: 978-0814211915
• ISBN-13: 978-0814270264
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 873.01 +Latin epic poetry and fiction
• Thông tin xuất bản: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, 2012.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (296 pages).
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 312648
• Chủ đề: 1. Latin fiction--History and criticism; 2. Roman latin--Histoire et critique; 3. Latin fiction; 4. LITERARY CRITICISM--General

Tóm tắt

"The second-century CE novel The Golden Ass, or Metamorphoses, has proven to be both captivating and highly entertaining to the modern reader, but the text also presents the critic with a vast array of interpretive possibilities. In fact, there is little consensus among scholars on the fundamental significance of Apuleius' novel: is it simply a form of narrative entertainment, or does it represent some sort of religious or philosophical propaganda? Can it be interpreted as a satire of fatuous belief in otherworldly powers, or is it an utterly aporetic text?"--Publisher's description