THE GREEK WORLD OF APULEIUS Apuleius and the Second Sophistic Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Brill Academic Publishers, 1997

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Year of publication

1997

ISBN

9004108211

Author

Sandy, Gerald N.

Publishers

Brill Academic Publishers

Keyword

Apuleius Latin Literature Classical Greek & Roman Novels

Cover description

Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Binding description

Hardcover ISBN 9004108211

Description

Very light bumping to bottom corners of book and top of spine. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 276 pages; The first three chapters of this book elucidate the scholastic goals of both classical cultures during the Roman Imperial period. Apuleius' works share the stage in these chapters with representatives of the second-century Greek cultural paradigm. They define patterns of discourse and fit selected examples of analogous Apuleian strategies into the broader cultural framework. Subsequent chapters focus closely on the complete Apuleian corpus under the general headings of Apuleius in the roles of orator, philosopher and novelist. Two of Apuleius' philosophical works and his novel the Golden Ass provide an unparalleled opportunity to analyze the methods of translation and adaptation employed by the major Latin writer of the second half of the second century.