• Among the Ancients II: Apuleius

  • Nov 24 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
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Among the Ancients II: Apuleius

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  • Apuleius’ ‘Metamorphoses’, better known as ‘The Golden Ass’, is the only ancient Roman novel to have survived in its entirety. Following the story of Lucius, forced to suffer as a donkey until the goddess Isis intervenes, the novel includes frenetic wordplay, filthy humour and the earliest known version of the Psyche and Cupid myth. In this episode, Tom and Emily discuss Apuleius’ anarchic mix of the high and low brow, and his incisive depiction of the lives of impoverished and enslaved people.


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    Further reading in the LRB:


    Peter Parsons: Ancient Greek Romances

    https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v03/n15/peter-parsons/ancient-greek-romances


    Leofranc Holford-Strevens: God’s Will

    https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n10/leofranc-holford-strevens/god-s-will


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