Geoffrey C. Benson

Apuleius' Invisible Ass (eBook, PDF)

Encounters with the Unseen in the Metamorphoses

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Argues that invisibility is a central motif in Apuleius'' Metamorphoses, presenting a new interpretation of this Latin masterpiece.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108621373
• Artikelnr.: 70910779

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.