Characterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses : nine studies / / edited by Stephen Harrison
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Characterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses : nine studies / / edited by Stephen Harrison
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 873.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Characters and characteristics in literature |
| Classificazione: | 18.46 |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HarrisonS. J. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 eff |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Characterisation in Apuleius' Metamorphoses |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-8400-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806205403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Pierides ; ; Volume 5.