Paideia at Play: Learning and Wit in Apuleius - RIESS, W., (ed.),
learning and wit in Apuleius
KORTE INHOUD
The idea of education and learning (paideia) was central to ancient Greek thought. With the incorporation of the Greek East into the Roman Empire, the concept of paideia underwent profound changes and by the second century CE, the so-called age of the Second Sophistic, paideia embodied Greek civilization and culture. The Latin orator and author Apuleius of Madauros adapted the Greek concept of paideia and conveyed it to a Latin audience in his main works, the only extant Latin court speech of the Roman Empire (the Apology) and the only Latin novel that is completely preserved, the Metamorphoses. The contributors to this volume have undertaken the task of discerning the specific forms of paideia and its varying functions in both works. Interpreting these literary masterpieces from a literary and historical perspective as well as in close correlation to each other, the authors argue that a significant unifying factor characterizes both speech and nov el: the playful nature of Apuleius' paideia. The traditional ...
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2008Uitgever: Barkhuis PublishingReeks: Ancient Narrative Supplementum302 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9077922415ISBN-13: 9789077922415Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Eelde, 2008. XXI,302p. Hardcover. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: RIESS, W., (ed.),] [Uitgever: Barkhuis] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: Paideia at Play: Learning and Wit in Apuleius.]
