02110nam 2200493 450 991079762440332120230807193457.01-4438-8400-6(CKB)3710000000485893(EBL)4534872(MiAaPQ)EBC4534872(Au-PeEL)EBL4534872(CaPaEBR)ebr11215885(CaONFJC)MIL838936(OCoLC)924632145(EXLCZ)99371000000048589320160619h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCharacterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses nine studies /edited by Stephen HarrisonNewcastle upon Tyne, England :Cambridge Scholars Publishing,2015.©20151 online resource (208 p.)Pierides ;Volume 5Description based upon print version of record.1-4438-7533-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.This is the first volume dedicated to the topic of characterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses, the Latin novel from the second century CE. The subject has not been ignored in recent scholarship on individual characters in the work, but the lack of an earlier general overview of the topic reflects the general history of scholarship on the Metamorphoses. Literature on Apuleius' novel until the 1960's centred around the issue of his general literary quality, and some key scholars held distinctly low estimates of Apuleius' talents. Since 1970, most critics have seen Apuleius as a conscious and effPierides ;Volume 5.Characters and characteristics in literatureCharacters and characteristics in literature.873.0118.46bclHarrison S. J.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797624403321Characterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses3726101UNINA