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Witches, Isis and Narrative : Approaches to Magic in Apuleius' "Metamorphoses."
This 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 assort...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Walter de Gruyter,
2008.
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| Colección: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliography and indices. |
| ISBN: | 9783110210033 3110210037 9786613397034 6613397032 |