Apuleius' invisible ass [electronic resource] : encounters with the unseen in the metamorphoses / Geoffrey C. Benson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)ISBN:- 1108621376
- 9781108621373
- 873/.01 23
- PA6217
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Uncovering the Unseen in Apuleius; Chapter 1 Apuleius' Daemonic Voice; Chapter 2 Invisible Man: Lucius, Gyges, and the Ethics of the Metamorphoses; Chapter 3 Invisibility and the Structure of Reality in Cupid and Psyche; Chapter 4 Scattered Limbs and Gleaming Bones: The Symbolism and Metaphysics of Fragmented Bodies in the Metamorphoses; Chapter 5 Apprehending the Egyptian Gods: Focalization and Mysticism in Book 11; Chapter 6 The Power of the Metamorphoses
Argues that invisibility is a central motif in Apuleius' Metamorphoses, presenting a new interpretation of this Latin masterpiece.
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