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Using a transdisciplinary approach for a thorough assessment of the much-debated religious ending of the "Metamorphoses," this new and detailed commentary on Apuleius' Isis book will elucidate the narrative in its literary, religious, archaeological and cultural context.

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Apuleius' Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass, our only complete Latin novel, tells the story of Lucius, a young man turned into a donkey by magic because of his unfettered curiosity. After many adventures he is finally saved by the goddess Isis, whose follower he becomes.

Apuleius of Madauros, writing in the latter half of the second century CE in Roman North Africa, is best known to us today for his Latin fiction, the Metamorphoses aka The Golden Ass, about a man who turned into a donkey and back again. However, he was also a Platonic philosopher, who, even though many of his writings are lost, wrote a range of rhetorical and philosophical works which survive to this day. This book examines these works to reveal how Apuleius' Platonism is a result of his 'impersonation of philosophy', that is, a rhetorically powerful methodological tool that allows him to 'speak' on behalf of Plato and his philosophy. This book is the first exploration of the full scope of his idiosyncratic brand of Platonism across his multifarious literary corpus and is a major contribution to the study of the dynamic between literature and philosophy in antiquity and beyond.

This volume presents the Latin text and fragments of the Florida , an anthology of speeches delivered by Apuleius mostly in Carthage in the 160s AD. Much of the book comprises notes and a commentary on each of the twenty-three fragments. In the commentary Benjamin Todd Lee focuses on the text's use of Greek and Latin literature, its Latin style and its relationship to Greek and Roman philosophy, especially Middle Platonism. The introduction discusses the date, structure and content of the Florida .

Book 1 of Apuleius’ novel, Metamorphoses, exhibits the spontaneity and ebullience of Apuleius’ Latin as well as his ability to engage the reader with a lively story. This annotated edition includes: · Introduction · Foreword, “Book One and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses,” by Stephen Nimis · Unadapted Latin text · Same-page vocabulary and grammatical/syntactical notes · Complete Latin-English vocabulary · Select bibliography of works in English

This new critical edition aims to provide a new standard text of Apuleius' De Deo Socratis, De Platone et eius dogmate, and De mundo, allowing readers to get closer than ever before to the philosophical writings of the renowned orator, extraordinary prose stylist, and Platonist philosopher. Knowledge of these three works is crucial to understanding the reinterpretation and transmission of Greek philosophical thought in the Latin world: based on a new collation of the ancient manuscripts and scrupulous investigation of all previous editions, the Latin text presented here relies on a safer ms. basis than its predecessors. The enforcement of the criterion of the so-called 'signal-word' in particular has enabled improved solutions for many textual problems to be found, some older emendations to be confirmed, and previously unnoticed corruptions to be located and cogently healed, while the rich and detailed apparatus criticus selectively focuses on only plausible conjectures in doubtful passages. A fluent Latin praefatio offers a neat explanation of the principles which have been adopted throughout the edition, while also ably balancing comprehensive coverage of the main manuscript sources, their histories, and their relationships with lucidity and concision, despite the intricacy of the textual tradition.

Apuleius' Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass, our only complete Latin novel, tells the story of Lucius, a young man turned into a donkey by magic because of his unfettered curiosity. After many adventures he is finally saved by the goddess Isis, whose follower he becomes.

Using a transdisciplinary approach for a thorough assessment of the much-debated religious ending of the "Metamorphoses," this new and detailed commentary on Apuleius' Isis book will elucidate the narrative in its literary, religious, archaeological and cultural context.

Apuleius' famous novel, The Metamorphoses, tells the story of a man who was magically changed into an ass, and who had various (humorous, sad, exciting, disturbing, erotic, horrific) adventures before he regained his human form. As well as being genuinely interesting and great fun to read, The Metamorphoses is of great value for the study of narrative technique, literary style, religious practices, contemporary culture in a Roman province and much more. This book contains selections from the novel and is aimed at students moving on to genuine, unsimplified Latin prose after completing an introductory Latin course. It contains a useful introduction, detailed notes providing a lot of help with grammar, expression and translation, a full vocabulary, and passages of appreciation to make the selections come alive as literature and to enhance students' perception and enjoyment of the stories.

Apuleius' famous novel, The Metamorphoses, tells the story of a man who was magically changed into an ass, and who had various (humorous, sad, exciting, disturbing, erotic, horrific) adventures before he regained his human form. As well as being genuinely interesting and great fun to read, The Metamorphoses is of great value for the study of narrative technique, literary style, religious practices, contemporary culture in a Roman province and much more. This book contains selections from the novel and is aimed at students moving on to genuine, unsimplified Latin prose after completing an introductory Latin course. It contains a useful introduction, detailed notes providing a lot of help with grammar, expression and translation, a full vocabulary, and passages of appreciation to make the selections come alive as literature and to enhance students' perception and enjoyment of the stories.

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ABOUT THIS BOOK -- In this readable and scholarly work, Tatum looks at the enduring appeal of Apuleius' novel, the sophistication and aritistry the work, and places The Golden Ass within its ancient contexts. This is the first book-length study of The Golden Ass. It is aimed at both specialists and a general audience. BOOK DETAILS: cloth over boards with a sewn binding; with dustjacket; 199 pp; b&w illustrations; Bibliography; 3 Appendices; 2 Indices, 1 Explanatory Note.

Read less than it deserves at the undergraduate level, Apuleius Metamorphoses tells the story of Lucius the ass-man and his encounters with sex, magic, robbers, storytellers, slaves, and finally the Goddess. From the cruel mockery of the Festival of Laughter to the sweet tale of Cupid and Psyche, from adventures that question human-animal boundaries to the profoundly spiritual conclusion, Apuleius constantly mingles the serious and comic, the bizarre and surreal with the quotidian details of ancient life. The selections in this Reader are designed both to represent the variety characteristic of the Metamorphoses and to create a coherent narrative of the life and trials of Lucius (and Psyche). Attention is also given to the cultural milieu of its author (second century CE Roman North Africa). Introduction to Apuleius life and works, and to the Metamorphoses background, interpretation, and style 660 lines of unadapted Latin text selected from Apuleius Metamorphoses, BOOK 1: 1.1.1 1.2.1 BOOK 2: 2.1.1 2.2.1; 2.6 7 BOOK 3: 3.1.1 3.2.5, 3.2.7 9, 3.8.1 4, 3.9.5 3.11.6; 3.21.1 3.22.5; 3.24 26 BOOK 4: 4.4 5; 4.28.1 4.30.3 BOOK 5: 5.11.3 4; 5.22 23 BOOK 6: 6.20 21; 6.23.5 6.24.4 BOOK 9: 9.12.2 9.13.5 BOOK 10: 10.16.7 10.17.6 BOOK 11: 11.1 2; 11.5.1; 11.5.3 4; 11.13; 11.15.1 3; 11.27.9; 11.30.3 5. Notes at the back and complete vocabulary One map and four illustrations

This volume presents the Latin text and fragments of the Florida , an anthology of speeches delivered by Apuleius mostly in Carthage in the 160s AD. Much of the book comprises notes and a commentary on each of the twenty-three fragments. In the commentary Benjamin Todd Lee focuses on the text's use of Greek and Latin literature, its Latin style and its relationship to Greek and Roman philosophy, especially Middle Platonism. The introduction discusses the date, structure and content of the Florida .

The story of Cupid and Psyche is part of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, a Latin novel by Apuleius (second century A.D.). It is both a charming fairytale and an allegory of the search of the Soul for happiness and fulfillment. This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, making the edition more accessible to students of comparative literature. An introduction and a commentary provide help with interpretation and up-to-date guidance to scholarship in the field.

Apuleius of Madauros, writing in the latter half of the second century CE in Roman North Africa, is best known to us today for his Latin fiction, the Metamorphoses aka The Golden Ass, about a man who turned into a donkey and back again. However, he was also a Platonic philosopher, who, even though many of his writings are lost, wrote a range of rhetorical and philosophical works which survive to this day. This book examines these works to reveal how Apuleius' Platonism is a result of his 'impersonation of philosophy', that is, a rhetorically powerful methodological tool that allows him to 'speak' on behalf of Plato and his philosophy. This book is the first exploration of the full scope of his idiosyncratic brand of Platonism across his multifarious literary corpus and is a major contribution to the study of the dynamic between literature and philosophy in antiquity and beyond.

This book traces the transmission and reception of one of the most influential novels in Western literature. The Golden Ass, the only ancient Roman novel to survive in its entirety, tells of a young man changed into an ass by magic and his bawdy adventures and narrow escapes before the goddess Isis changes him back again. Its centerpiece is the famous story of Cupid and Psyche. Julia Gaisser follows Apuleius' racy tale from antiquity through the sixteenth century, tracing its journey from roll to codex in fourth-century Rome, into the medieval library of Monte Cassino, into the hands of Italian humanists, into print, and, finally, over the Alps and into translation in Spanish, French, German, and English. She demonstrates that the novel's reception was linked with Apuleius' reputation as a philosopher and the persona he projected in his works. She relates Apuleius and the Golden Ass to a diverse cast of important literary and historical figures--including Augustine, Fulgentius, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Bessarion, Boiardo, and Beroaldo. Paying equal attention to the novel's transmission (how it survived) and its reception (how it was interpreted), she places the work in its many different historical contexts, examining its representation in art, literary imitation, allegory, scholarly commentary, and translation. The volume contains several appendixes, including an annotated list of the manuscripts of the Golden Ass. This book is based on the author's Martin Classical Lectures at Oberlin College in 2000.

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