A Comedy of Storytelling : Theatricality and Narrative in Apuleius' 'Golden Ass'.

HauptbeschreibungCurrent interpretations of Apuleius' 'Golden Ass' cover the entire spectrum from a religious autobiography to an incongruous collection of titillating stories. The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius' novel as a product of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirichenko, Alexander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Universitätsverlag Winter, 2012.
Temas:
Apuleius. > Metamorphoses.
Metamorphoses (Apuleius)
Comic, The, in literature.
Role playing in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Classical drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Apuleius > Criticism and interpretation.
Apuleius. Metamorphoses.
Literature.
Language and languages.
Comique dans la littérature.
Jeu de rôle dans la littérature.
Narration.
Comédie ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Classical drama (Comedy)
Comic, The, in literature
Role playing in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:HauptbeschreibungCurrent interpretations of Apuleius' 'Golden Ass' cover the entire spectrum from a religious autobiography to an incongruous collection of titillating stories. The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius' novel as a product of the 2nd century CE context, in which elite culture (philosophy and sophistic oratory) and popular entertainment not only share the same venues and appeal to the same audiences but also engage in active exchange of subject matter and histrionic techniques. The book argues that Apuleius' narrative represents a mosaic of disc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages)
ISBN:3825373088
9783825373085

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