04273nam 2200745Ia 450 991080806360332120240418100230.01-283-39703-X97866133970343-11-021003-710.1515/9783110210033(CKB)1000000000692147(EBL)370754(OCoLC)646769662(SSID)ssj0000272817(PQKBManifestationID)11221433(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272817(PQKBWorkID)10309189(PQKB)10901381(MiAaPQ)EBC370754(DE-B1597)35374(OCoLC)437239151(OCoLC)775644930(DE-B1597)9783110210033(Au-PeEL)EBL370754(CaPaEBR)ebr10256439(CaONFJC)MIL339703(PPN)202055108(EXLCZ)99100000000069214720081212d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrWitches, Isis and narrative[electronic resource] approaches to magic in Apuleius' Metamorphoses /by Stavros Frangoulidis1st ed.Berlin ;New York De Gruyter20081 online resource (270 p.)Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.3-11-020594-7 Includes bibliography and indices. 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 -- BackmatterThis 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 - this results from his involvement with the magic of a sorcerer's apprentice, rather than that of a real witch, and signals the possibility of eventual salvation. A careful investigation of Lucius' attitude towards Isis in book 11 and his relationship with the witch-slave girl Photis earlier on suggests that the novel's final book may be read as a second "Metamorphoses", consciously rewritten from a positive perspective. Last but not least, the book also breaks new ground by examining the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance. The comparison shows how Apuleius both follows and alters this plot, exploiting the genre to his own specific ends, in keeping with his central theme of metamorphosis. Trends in classics.Supplementary volumes ;v. 2.Magic in literatureWitches in literatureAncient Magic.Ancient Novel.Genre.Isis.Narrative.Magic in literature.Witches in literature.873/.01FX 243405rvkFrangoulidis Stavros554285MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808063603321Witches, Isis and narrative2615958UNINA