Framing the Ass: Literary Texture in Apuleius' Metamorphoses

By S.J. Harrison and Stephen J. Harrison

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Complementing Harrison's previous volume, Apuleius: A Latin Sophist, this book studies one of the few extant Latin novels from the Roman Empire, Apuleius' Metamorphoses or Golden Ass. Harrison shows that this work is one of remarkable literary complexity, playing off other classical forms, especially the related narrative form of the epic. The volume traces some of the history of the novel's criticism and offers a detailed analysis of its key sections and issues, demonstrating in detail the literary sophistication and complex intergeneric intertextuality which is the key feature of Apuleius' novel.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199602689

ISBN13:9780199602681

Release Date:July 2013

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

History Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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