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Apuleius' invisible ass [electronic resource] : encounters with the unseen in the metamorphoses / Geoffrey C. Benson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)ISBN:
  • 1108621376
  • 9781108621373
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Apuleius' Invisible Ass : Encounters with the Unseen in the MetamorphosesDDC classification:
  • 873/.01 23
LOC classification:
  • PA6217
Online resources:
Contents:
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
Summary: Argues that invisibility is a central motif in Apuleius' Metamorphoses, presenting a new interpretation of this Latin masterpiece.
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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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