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Record Nr.

UNISA996200010903316

Autore

Tilg Stefan

Titolo

Apuleius' Metamorphoses : a study in Roman fiction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-19-101681-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

873/.01

Soggetti

Mythology, Classical, in literature - History and criticism

Classical fiction

Languages & Literatures

Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume reveals how Apuleius' 'Metamorphoses' - the only fully extant Roman novel and a classic of world literature - works as a piece of literature, exploring its poetics and the way in which questions of production and reception are reflected in its text.