Witches, Isis and Narrative (eBook)
Approaches to Magic in Apuleius' "Metamorphoses"
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2008
267 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-021003-3 (ISBN)
267 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-021003-3 (ISBN)
This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses to juxtapose the different attitudes towards magic adopted by Lucius and other characters, either in embedded tales or in the main plot, as a key to deciphering the complex dynamics of the work. The contextualized approach pursued in this study further suggests that the novel’s final book may be read as a second Metamorphoses, rewritten from a positive perspective. The book breaks new ground by examining the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance.
Stavros Frangoulidis, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Stavros Frangoulidis, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.