Geoffrey C. Benson (New York Colgate University)

Apuleius' Invisible Ass

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Produktbeschreibung

Argues that invisibility is one of the central motifs of Apuleius' Metamorphoses and presents a new interpretation of the novel as a visionary, esoteric text. Enhances our understanding of the subtle relationship between literature and Platonic philosophy and the cultural history of invisibility in classical antiquity and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781108475556
• ISBN-10: 1108475558
• Artikelnr.: 54802784

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey C. Benson is Assistant Professor of the Classics at Colgate University, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: uncovering the unseen in Apuleius
1. Apuleius' daemonic voice
2. Invisible man: Lucius, Gyges, and the ethics of the Metamorphoses
3. Invisibility and the structure of reality in cupid and psyche
4. Scattered limbs and gleaming bones: the symbolism and metaphysics of fragmented bodies in the Metamorphoses
5. Apprehending the Egyptian Gods: focalization and mysticism in book 11
6. The power of the Metamorphoses.