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.
| ISBN: | 9781442644205 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2012 |
| Author: | K R Bradley |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Series: | Phoenix. Supplementary Volume |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval European history: the Romans Ancient history |
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.
Apuleius and Antonine Rome features in the following genres: Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, European history: the Romans, Ancient history
Apuleius and Antonine Rome is available in Hardback
Apuleius and Antonine Rome was written by K R Bradley and published by University of Toronto Press
Apuleius and Antonine Rome has 408 pages
Yes it is part of Phoenix. Supplementary Volume series