However, the way the identity of this person is constructed in the prologue directly anticipates the metafic-tional effect of the comic disjunctions that Apuleius produces throughout his entire narrative.
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In the religio Romana the flamen Divi Iulii was the priest of Divus Iulius. He was the fourth and most influential of the so-called flamines maiores , the archpriests of the Roman flaminates...
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Apuleius is best known today for his racy novel, the Golden Ass ( Asinus Aureus ), or Metamorphoses (both titles were current in ... By using the word I the author creates a persona, a mask or character whose identity, emotions, and experiences are presented as autobiographical, whether they are real or imaginary.
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nizable to at least some in Apuleius' audience, the question of his identity is a mystery for Psyche, and the shifts in her mind as she pursues the inves- ...
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This opening paragraph of Apuleius' novel has been a noted battleground for scholars for at least the last century. The main issue has been the identity of ...
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The last book provides a much-discussed and controversial double twist: after his rescue by Isis, Lucius' low-life adventures are interpreted in a new religious and providential light (11. 15. 1–5), and the identity of the narrator seems to switch from Lucius to Apuleius himself (11. 27. 9), a final metamorphosis.
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"The history of the work has been lost with the passage of time, leading to endless speculation on the identity of the author. In all probability 'Apuleius Platonicus' was a pseudonym of Lucius Apuleius of Madaura in Numidia born AD124, [author of The Golden Ass,] while other writers refer to the him as Pseudo-Apuleius.
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The question, quis ille?, in the prologue of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses not only introduces the reader/listener to the narrator of the tale to follow, but also indicates that the issue of identity, of who or what one is, will be a significant theme of the novel.
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Lucius Apuleius is known as the author of several prose masterpieces written in Latin. Apuleius of Madaurus wrote in the language of the Roman conquerors of North Africa. However, Apuleius was not a Roman. ... He gave us the mirror to look at ourselves, and the great bawdy laughter to become conscious of our identity,
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“From the Bellies of Beasts: Performance and the Co-Production of Identity in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses,” to be presented, CAMWS Annual Meeting, 2008...
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