Witches, Isis and Narrative
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Witches, Isis and Narrative

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Witches, Isis and Narrative

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This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius' Metamorphoses to look at the different attitudes characters adopt towards magic as a key to deciphering the complex dynamics of the entire work. The variety of responses to magic is unveiled in the narrative as the protagonist Lucius encounters an assortment of characters, either in embedded tales or in the main plot. A contextualized approach illuminates Lucius' relatively good fortune when compared to other characters in the novel ? this results from his involvement with the magic of a sorcerer's apprentice, rather than that of a real witch, and signals the possibility of eventual salvation. A careful investigation of Lucius' attitude towards Isis in book 11 and his relationship with the witch-slave girl Photis earlier on suggests that the novel's final book may be read as a second " Metamorphoses", consciously rewritten from a positive perspective. Last but not least, the book also breaks new ground by examining the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance. The comparison shows how Apuleius both follows and alters this plot, exploiting the genre to his own specific ends, in keeping with his central theme of metamorphosis.

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2008
ISBN
9783110210033
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Text and Figure Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1. The Onos versus Apuleius’ Metamorphoses
  7. Chapter 2. Lucius versus Socrates and Aristomenes
  8. Chapter 3. Lucius’ and Milo’s Tales of Diophanes and Asinius’ Prophecy: Internal Readers and the Author
  9. Chapter 4. Lucius versus Thelyphron
  10. Chapter 5. The Tale of Cupid and Psyche as a Mythic Variant of the Novel
  11. Chapter 6. ‘War’ in Magic and Lovemaking
  12. Chapter 7. Lucius’ Metamorphosis into an Ass as a Narrative Device
  13. Chapter 8. Rewriting Metamorphoses 1 – 10: The Isis Book
  14. Chapter 9. Transforming the Genre: Apuleius’ Metamorphoses
  15. Appendix: Lucius’ Metamorphic Change and Entrance into a New Life as a Metaphorical Representation of the Sailing of Isis’ Ship
  16. Backmatter