The Greek world of Apuleius : Apuleius and the second sophistic / by Gerald Sandy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandy, Gerald N., author.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 174.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-8958 ; 174

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apuleius--Criticism and interpretation.

Apuleius.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Rome--Civilization--Greek influences.

Rome.

Latin literature--Greek influences.

Latin literature.

Africa, North--Intellectual life.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 276 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; New York ; Köln : E.J. Brill, [1997]

Summary:

The first three chapters of this book elucidate the scholastic goals of both classical cultures during the Roman Imperial period. Apuleius' works share the stage in these chapters with representatives of the second-century Greek cultural paradigm. They define patterns of discourse and fit selected examples of analogous Apuleian strategies into the broader cultural framework. Subsequent chapters focus closely on the complete Apuleian corpus under the general headings of Apuleius in the roles of orator, philosopher and novelist. Two of Apuleius' philosophical works and his novel the Golden Ass provide an unparalleled opportunity to analyze the methods of translation and adaptation employed by the major Latin writer of the second half of the second century.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Propaedeutics: the Formation of a Latin Sophist

Literature and Learning in the Second Century

Sophistic Discourse

Orator Sophisticus Latinus

Philosophus Sophisticus Latinus

Fabulator Latinus

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Passages

Supplements to Mnemosyne by J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W. Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-33032-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004330320 DOI