From Philosophising Ass to Asinine Philosopher: Satire in Book 11 of Apuleius' Metamorphoses

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From Philosophising Ass to Asinine Philosopher: Satire in Book 11 of Apuleius' Metamorphoses

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Description

The major question in the study of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses concerns the interpretation of Lucius’ religious conversion in Book 11. For the past thirty years scholars have put forward interpretations that discern satire in this conversion. As yet, however, there has been no comprehensive examination of the merits and drawbacks of each approach that offers a systematic deconstruction of the essential themes in relation to Books 1-10. This study argues that there is a fundamental flaw in the cur...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2013

Creator

Watson, Nathan

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/3846

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Apuleuis / Metamorphoses / satire / Book / 11 / Golden / Ass

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