Literature and Identity in The Golden Ass of Apuleius 9780814256381

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Автор: Graverini Luca
Название: Literature and Identity in The Golden Ass of Apuleius
ISBN: 9780814256381
Издательство: Ohio State University Press
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ISBN-10: 0814256384
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 256
Вес: 0.38 кг.
Дата издания: 04.08.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 22.91 x 15.19 x 1.47 cm
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: Literature and Identity in The Golden Ass of Apuleius is the first English translation of a work published in 2007 as Le Metamorfosi di Apuleio: Letteratura e identit , by Luca Graverini. The second-century CE novel The Golden Ass, or Metamorphoses, has proven to be both captivating and highly entertaining to the modern reader, but the text also presents the critic with a vast array of interpretive possibilities. In fact, there is little consensus among scholars on the fundamental significance of Apuleius novel: is it simply a form of narrative entertainment, or does it represent some sort of religious or philosophical propaganda? Can it be interpreted as a satire of fatuous belief in otherworldly powers, or is it an utterly aporetic text? Graverini begins by setting The Golden Ass in its ancient literary context. Apuleius playful defiance of generic conventions represents a substantial literary innovation, but he is also taking part in a tradition of narrative and satirical literature that typically featured experimentation with genre. The interplay of generic elements found in The Golden Ass reflects the complexity of the authors cultural identity: Apuleius was a Roman North African who had traveled widely throughout the Mediterranean and enjoyed an extensive education in both Greek and Latin. Graverini concludes with a study of the complex interaction of these three dimensions of Apuleius identity (African, Roman, and Greek), and investigates what the narrative can tell us about the culture of its readership. These cultural interactions affirm that The Golden Ass aims to delight its readers as well as to exhort them to religion and philosophy. Ben Lees superb new translation will make Graverinis groundbreaking study available to a much wider scholarly readership.

Literature and Identity in The Golden Ass of Apuleius, Graverini Luca