Current interpretations of Apuleius' 'Golden Ass' cover the entire spectrum from a religious autobiography to an incongruous collection of titillating stories. The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius' novel as a product of the 2nd century CE context, in which elite culture (philosophy and sophistic oratory) and popular entertainment not only share the same venues and appeal to the same audiences but also engage in active exchange of subject matter and histrionic techniques. The book argues that Apuleius' narrative represents a mosaic of discourses each of which possesses a respectable pedigree in the world of Greco-Roman 'paideia'. It further traces the ensuing ambiguity to the Second Sophistic rhetoric and concludes that the particular thrill of reading the novel consists in the ironic frustration of any attempt to discover a centripetal force in an irreducibly multi-polar text.
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Vendeur : Die Wortfreunde - Antiquariat Wirthwein Matthias Wirthwein, Mannheim, Allemagne
Etat : Sehr gut. XII, 248 S. ; 24 cm Schutzumschlag mit leichten Lagerspuren, sonst sehr gut erhalten. Sieht ungelesen aus. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 536 8°, OLn,Ganzleinen, gebundene Ausgabe. N° de réf. du vendeur 60823
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Vendeur : Antiquariat Andree Schulte, Grafschaft-Ringen, Allemagne
XII, 248 pp. text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 Large 8vo. Hardcover with dust jacket, little marking on top cutting, dust jacket slightly rubbed, else good and clean, N° de réf. du vendeur 314324
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Vendeur : Scrinium Classical Antiquity, Aalten, Pays-Bas
Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg, 2010. XII,248p. Original cloth with dust wrappers. 'For Kirichenko Apuleius' 'Metamorphoses' is a book which not only does not provide a master narrative but also purposefully refuses to do so, asking its readers to enjoy the work's contradictions rather than trying to solve them. His own book in a way imitates this reading of the novel. In accordance with his concept of Apuleius' intentions, Kirichenko has written a book which, intentioanlly and especially in its second part, is not coherent in itself, but contains contradictory interpretations that push further the potentially open nature of the novel itself. I is a challenging and thought-provoking book, and contributes much to our understanding that improvised performance and theatricality are central themes of the novel, and expecially crucial in the characterisation of its protagonist.' (REGINE MAY in Ancient Narrative, Vol.10, p.181). N° de réf. du vendeur 26324
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Etat : Gut. XII, 248 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Scratches and friction on the dustjacket. Overall good and clean. - Current interpretations of Apuleius Golden Ass cover the entire spectrum from a religious autobiography to an incongruous collection of titillating stories. The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius novel as a product of the 2nd century CE context, in which elite culture (philosophy and sophistic oratory) and popular entertainment not only share the same venues and appeal to the same audiences but also engage in active exchange of subject matter and histrionic techniques. The book argues that Apuleius narrative represents a mosaic of discourses each of which possesses a respectable pedigree in the world of Greco- Roman paideia. It further traces the ensuing ambiguity to the Second Sophistic rhetoric and concludes that the particular thrill of reading the novel consists in the ironic frustration of any attempt to discover a centripetal force in an irreducibly multi-polar text. ISBN 9783825357207 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 536 Original fabric with dustjacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 1184511
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Vendeur : SKULIMA Wiss. Versandbuchhandlung, Westhofen, Allemagne
Etat : Gut bis sehr gut. Theatricality and Narrative in Apuleius? ?Golden Ass? The goal of this book is to explain the extraordinary polyphony of Apuleius' novel as a product of the 2nd century CE context, in which elite culture (philosophy and sophistic oratory) and popular entertainment not only share the same venues and appeal to the same audiences but also engage in active exchange of subject matter and histrionic techniques. The book argues that Apuleius? narrative represents a mosaic of discourses each of which possesses a respectable pedigree in the world of Greco-Roman "paideia". XII,247 Seiten, gebunden (Bibliothek der klassischen Altertumswissenschaften; Band 127/Winter Verlag 2010). Gewicht: 536 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe. N° de réf. du vendeur 5720
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Etat : gut. 2010. A Comedy of Storytelling In deutscher Sprache. pages. N° de réf. du vendeur BN566103
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