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Author:   Evelyn Adkins
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780472133055

ISBN 10:   0472133055
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   30 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: Cultural and Discursive Contexts Apuleius and the Metamorphoses Language and Meaning in the Metamorphoses Approaches to Discourse Apuleius’ Manipulation of Discourse in the Apology This Book Chapter 1: Discourse from the Margins The Priests of the Syrian Goddess: Ancient Evidence The Priests in the Metamorphoses and the Onos The Bandits: Ancient Evidence The Robbers’ Rhetoric The Bandits’ Betrayal Conclusion Chapter 2: Elite Discourse The Tale of Thelyphron The Festival of Laughter The Wise Physician Markers of Truth Chapter 3: Asinine Discourse First Impressions Lucius’ First Master: Milo Metamorphosis Asinine Strategies of Communication Conclusion Chapter 4: Feminine Discourse Byrrhena Photis The Corinthian Matron Isis Conclusion Chapter 5: Silence Curiosity, Garrulity, and Silence Unheeded Warnings Magical Initiation How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ass The Tale of Cupid and Psyche Silence and Revelation Conclusion Chapter 6: The Novel as Discourse Models of Reading The Prologue The Asinine Narrator and the Characterized Fictive Reader The Narrator’s Control The Epilogue Conclusion: The Man from Madauros Bibliography Passages Cited Index

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Evelyn Adkins is Assistant Professor of Classics at Case Western Reserve University.

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