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- catalog abstract "This book examines the comic and philosophical aspects of Apuleius' Metamorphoses, the ancient Roman novel also known as The Golden Ass. The tales that comprise the novel, long known for their bawdiness and wit, describe the adventures of Lucius, a man who is transformed into an ass. Carl Schlam argues that the work cannot be seen as purely comic or wholly serious; he says that the entertainment offered by the novel includes a vision of the possibilities of grace and. Salvation. Many critics have seen a discontinuity between the comedic aspects of the first ten tales and the more elevated account in the eleventh of the initiation of Lucius into the cult of Isis. But Schlam uncovers patterns of narrative and a thematic structure that give coherence to the adventures of Lucius and to the diversity of tales embedded in the principal narrative. Schlam sees a single seriocomic purpose pervading the narrative, which is marked by elements of. Burlesque as well as intimations of an ethical religious purpose. As Schlam points out, however, the world of second-century Rome cannot easily be divided into the sacred and the secular. Such neat distinctions were largely unknown in the ancient world, and Apuleius' tales are part of a tradition, flowing from Homer, that addressed both religious and philosophical issues.".
- catalog contributor b3561299.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "Burlesque as well as intimations of an ethical religious purpose. As Schlam points out, however, the world of second-century Rome cannot easily be divided into the sacred and the secular. Such neat distinctions were largely unknown in the ancient world, and Apuleius' tales are part of a tradition, flowing from Homer, that addressed both religious and philosophical issues.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.".
- catalog description "Meaning in the narrative -- Genre and sources -- The arrangement of material -- Comedy, laughter, and entertainment -- Curiosity, spectacle, and wonder -- Cleverness and fortune -- Sex and witchcraft -- The tale of Cupid and Psyche -- Animal and human -- Man and Goddess.".
- catalog description "Salvation. Many critics have seen a discontinuity between the comedic aspects of the first ten tales and the more elevated account in the eleventh of the initiation of Lucius into the cult of Isis. But Schlam uncovers patterns of narrative and a thematic structure that give coherence to the adventures of Lucius and to the diversity of tales embedded in the principal narrative. Schlam sees a single seriocomic purpose pervading the narrative, which is marked by elements of.".
- catalog description "This book examines the comic and philosophical aspects of Apuleius' Metamorphoses, the ancient Roman novel also known as The Golden Ass. The tales that comprise the novel, long known for their bawdiness and wit, describe the adventures of Lucius, a man who is transformed into an ass. Carl Schlam argues that the work cannot be seen as purely comic or wholly serious; he says that the entertainment offered by the novel includes a vision of the possibilities of grace and.".
- catalog extent "176 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Metamorphoses of Apuleius.".
- catalog identifier "080782013X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Metamorphoses of Apuleius.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Metamorphoses of Apuleius.".
- catalog subject "873/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Apuleius. Metamorphoses.".
- catalog subject "Comic, The.".
- catalog subject "Initiations in literature.".
- catalog subject "Isis (Egyptian deity) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Latin fiction History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Latin wit and humor History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Metamorphosis in literature.".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Classical, in literature.".
- catalog subject "Narration (Rhetoric) History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "PA6217 .S27 1992".
- catalog subject "Rhetoric, Ancient.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Meaning in the narrative -- Genre and sources -- The arrangement of material -- Comedy, laughter, and entertainment -- Curiosity, spectacle, and wonder -- Cleverness and fortune -- Sex and witchcraft -- The tale of Cupid and Psyche -- Animal and human -- Man and Goddess.".
- catalog title "The Metamorphoses of Apuleius : on making an ass of oneself / Carl C. Schlam.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".