Apuleius and Antonine Rome : Historical Essays Hardback
by Keith Bradley
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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.
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- Pages:408 pages, 14 illustrations
- Publisher:University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date:28/04/2012
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- ISBN:9781442644205
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:408 pages, 14 illustrations
- Publisher:University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date:28/04/2012
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- ISBN:9781442644205
