Bradley Apuleius and Antonine Rome

Historical Essays
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4426-8838-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 50, 408 Seiten

Reihe: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes

Apuleius and Antonine Rome effectively illustrates how socio-cultural history can be recovered from works of literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradley, Keith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations[List of Figures]1. Law, magic and culture in Apuleius’ Apology2. Contending with conversion: reflections on the re-formation of Lucius the Ass3. Romanitas and the Roman family: the evidence of Apuleius’ Apology4. Animalising the slave: the truth of fiction5. Fictive families: family and household in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses6. Sacrificing the family: Christian martyrs and their kin7. Apuleius and Carthage8. Appearing for the defence: Apuleius on display9. Apuleius and the sub-Saharan slave trade10. Apuleius and Jesus11. Lucius and Isis: history in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses12. Apuleius and adultery in the age of the AntoninesAppendixBibliographical ReferencesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Bradley Keith:

Keith Bradley is the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Professor of Classics and Concurrent Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.