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Magic in Apuleius’ Apologia: Understanding the charges and the forensic strategies in Apuleius’ speech - Couverture rigide

Costantini, Leonardo

 
9783110616590: Magic in Apuleius’ Apologia: Understanding the charges and the forensic strategies in Apuleius’ speech

Synopsis

This book focuses on the Apologia, a speech delivered by the Latin rhetorician Apuleius of Madauros in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magician. The aim of this study is to throw light on various features of the Apologia: the extent to which Apuleius speech reveals his knowledge of magic the implications of the allegations brought against Apuleius and his rhetorical strategy, interspersed with Platonic philosophy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Leonardo Costantini, University of Freiburg, Germany.

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