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Apuleius and Antonine Rome : historical essays /

"Apuleius and Antonine Rome features outstanding scholarship by Keith Bradley on the Latin author Apuleius of Madauros and on the second-century Roman world in which Apuleius lived. Bradley discusses Apuleius' work in the context of social relations (especially the family and household), r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradley, K. R. (Keith R.), 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Colección:Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 50.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Apuleius and Antonine Rome features outstanding scholarship by Keith Bradley on the Latin author Apuleius of Madauros and on the second-century Roman world in which Apuleius lived. Bradley discusses Apuleius' work in the context of social relations (especially the family and household), religiosity in all its diversity and complexity, and cultural interactions between the imperial centre and the provincial periphery.
These essays examine the Apology, the speech Apuleius made when he defended himself on the criminal charge of having enticed a wealthy widow to marry him through magical means; the fragments of his speeches known as the Florida; and the remarkable serio-comic novel Metamorphoses (better known as The Golden Ass). Altogether, Apuleius and Antonine Rome effectively illustrates how socio-cultural history can be recovered from works of literature."--Pub. desc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 397 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1442688386
9781442688384
9781442665972
1442665971