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Autore |
Frangoulidis Stavros |
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Titolo |
Witches, Isis and narrative [[electronic resource] ] : approaches to magic in Apuleius' Metamorphoses / / by Stavros Frangoulidis |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-39703-X |
9786613397034 |
3-11-021003-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Collana |
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Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; ; v. 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Magic in literature |
Witches in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and indices. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Text and Figure Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Onos versus Apuleius' Metamorphoses -- Chapter 2. Lucius versus Socrates and Aristomenes -- Chapter 3. Lucius' and Milo's Tales of Diophanes and Asinius' Prophecy: Internal Readers and the Author -- Chapter 4. Lucius versus Thelyphron -- Chapter 5. The Tale of Cupid and Psyche as a Mythic Variant of the Novel -- Chapter 6. 'War' in Magic and Lovemaking -- Chapter 7. Lucius' Metamorphosis into an Ass as a Narrative Device -- Chapter 8. Rewriting Metamorphoses 1 - 10: The Isis Book -- Chapter 9. Transforming the Genre: Apuleius' Metamorphoses -- Appendix: Lucius' Metamorphic Change and Entrance into a New Life as a Metaphorical Representation of the Sailing of Isis' Ship -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius' Metamorphoses to look at the different attitudes characters adopt towards magic as a key to deciphering the complex dynamics of the entire work. The variety of responses to magic is unveiled in the narrative as the protagonist Lucius encounters an assortment of characters, either in embedded tales or in the main plot. A contextualized approach illuminates Lucius' relatively good fortune when compared to other characters in the novel |
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