Apuleius apologia commentary on the book

For commentaries, there is the renowned series groningen commentaries on. He was a numidian berber and lived under the roman empire. The narrator, lucius, explains that he is going to tell stories in the milesian mode. Apuleius madaurensis metamorphoses, book xi, the isis book. Hes better known for his novel about the cult of isis, the tale of cupid and psyche, and the adventures of its hero, lucius apuleius was born in about 125, in madauros, numidia. The apology latin and english, with commentary, trans. Butlers english translation and an english crib with discussion and commentary apology as prosecution. The experiences of a long life have not, i think, exhausted the springs of pity in that revered grey head of yours. He was a poet, philosopher, and rhetorician from whom numerous works survive some of doubtful authenticity. The apology of apuleius, the speech which he gave when on tri al for magic ca.

The author therefore identifies himself at this point with his hero, so that there is a clear case for calling book 11 a personal testament. This site has been created by and through the work of a seminar conducted in the spring of 1996 at the university of pennsylvania, with additional participation by colleagues elsewhere. The metamorphoses of apuleius, which augustine of hippo referred to as the golden ass asinus aureus, is the only ancient roman novel in latin to survive in its entirety the protagonist of the novel is called lucius. Apuleius, metamorphoses the golden ass, volume i loeb. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the. The work is a stylish defence against his opponents, with little. Apuleius s images retain their vitality from almost 2000 years ago, losing nothing of their.

He was a numidian who lived under the roman empire and was from madauros now mdaourouch, algeria. This ebook contains passages in ancient greek, which may not display properly in. He says he is from attic stock and learned the language in rome, which was very hard. The florida is a collection of twentythree excerpts from speeches by apuleius.

Apuleius was born in madauros, a colonia in numidia on the north african coast bordering gaetulia, and he described himself as halfnumidian halfgaetulian. As a result, even before the case came into court, the real nature of the accusation became obvious to the meanest understanding. What makes lucius, the protagonist of asinarius aureus, turn into an ass. If you had only read this book, aemilianus, and, instead of devoting yourself to the study of your fields and their dull clods, had studied the mathematicians slate and blackboard, believe me, although your face is hideous enough for a tragic mask of thyestes, you would assuredly, in your desire for the acquisition of knowledge, look into the glass and sometimes leave your plough to marvel at the numberless furrows with which wrinkles have scored your face. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Part 26 do you hear, you who so rashly accuse the art of magic. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Hunink, author of the best commentary on the apologia, rep common view in the. Apuleius lived in the 2nd century ad and shared an inheritance of nearly 2,000,000 sesterces with his brother. Madaurus was the same colonia where augustine of hippo later received part of his early education, and, though located well away from the romanized coast, is today the site of some pristine roman ruins. It was published in the 2nd century ce and has endured as a classic for two thousand years. Lucius apuleius roman philosopher and scholar britannica.

Walsh believes that it was a concerted effort on apuleius s part to proselytize. The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura lucius apuleius on. Full text of apuleius the golden ass penguin classics. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher. Apuleius himself was put on trial for practicing magic, and wrote a lengthy apologia defending himself. On this fascinating speech, no uptodate commentary in english is available. Purser, the story of cupid and psyche as related by apuleius copious introduction, text, annotations, london 1910 repr.

Both books are concerned to situate apuleiuss works in the cultural. Augustine referred to as the golden ass asinus aureus, is the only latin novel to survive in its entirety. The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura project gutenberg. If you had only read this book, aemilianus, and, instead of devoting yourself to the study of your fields and their dull clods, had studied the mathematicians slate and blackboard. Nay, it is one of the first elements of princely instruction, nor do. His most famous work is his bawdy picaresque novel, the metamorphoses, otherwise known as the golden ass. The defense by apuleius, part of the internet classics archive. Liverpool university press is the uks third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899 apuleius metamorphoses or the golden ass, our only complete latin novel, tells the story of lucius, a young man turned into a donkey by magic because of his unfettered curiosity.

By so doing he diverts the charge of magic onto a knowledge of literature and uses it to reinforce his selfpresentation as a cultured philosopher, no different in this respect from his judge, claudius maximus. Jul 06, 2010 the apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura lucius apuleius on. Harrisons book opens with a judicious summary of what can be known of the life of apuleius, and then situates him squarely in the second sophisticthe roman literary movement borne of fascination with greek philosophy in the second century ce. Between the traditional exordium and peroratio, the argumentation is divided into three sections. Apuleius was a philosopher and rhetorician tried for using magic to win an older and richer bride. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. For the elucidation of the magical portions of the apologia i am specially indebted to abts commentary apologie des apuleius, giessen, 1906. Apuleius was one of the earliest classical latin authors to appear in print 1469, occupying fifth place in a chronological listing of editiones principes. The plot revolves around the protagonists curiosity curiositas and insatiable. The golden ass books summary and analysis gradesaver.

The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura by lucius apuleius. The more successful ones were highly paid, achieved fame well beyond their native cities, and attracted large numbers of followers. This edition contains the other surviving works of apuleius that are considered genuine. The propaganda elements in his account are conspicuous. He was once accused of using magic to seduce a wealthy widow. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Mother, forgive me, and in my harsh misfortune, show a little human kindness. Butlerapologiaenglish translation of the by thomas taylorgod of socratesenglish translation of the apuleius apologia. Augustine, in his discussion of the place of demons in the scheme of things city of god, 8.

The first separate study of the apologia was the edition of isaac casaubon heidelberg, 1594, soon followed by the commentary of the jurist scipione gentili scipio gentilis. The work, called metamorphoses by its author, narrates the adventures of a young man changed by magic into an ass. Apuleius was a latinlanguage prose writer, platonist philosopher and rhetorician. Apologia is a speech in which apuleius defends himself against inlaws who had accused him of having used sinister means, including magic, to induce pudentilla to marry him. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. The golden ass is simultaneously a blend of erotic adventure, romantic comedy, and religious fable, it is one of the truly seminal works of early european literature, with a distinctly eastern flavouring and a very modern feel. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Our authorities for the life of apuleius are in the main the apologia, the florida, and the last book of the metamorphoses.

For one, magic was associated with women, who were its most devious and alluring practitioners, set on ensnaring men in their dark. The transformations of lucius, otherwise known as, the golden ass by apuleius book 125 editions published between 1500 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,483 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The text at hand is the apologiaof apuleius, the declamation by which he defended himself on a capital charge of at least magic and possibly murder, all apparently arising out of jealousies raised by his marriage to a distinguished older woman. An online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article. The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. It is an art acceptable to the immortal gods, full of all knowledge of worship and of prayer, full of piety and wisdom in things divine, full of honour and glory since the day when zoroaster and oromazes established it, highpriestess of the powers of heaven. This book was promptly put upon the index, and the republication of gerson was attacked by bellarmine with a severity which obliged sarpi to reply in an apologia. You may access preformulated searches based on the author and his works or select from a list of specific titles.

The exordium the recent work a companion to the prologue ofapuleius metamorphoses1 opens with the following justification of its subject. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Latin text by apuleius, apuleius and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The commentary attempts to dig into the text where it has been left closed. Apuleius project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura oxford.

The golden ass study guide contains a biography of apuleius, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. After more than three decades since the publication of gwyn griffiths 1975 commentary, which concentrated mainly on egyptological aspects and represents an outdated, positivistic approach to the literary evidence on isis, this new commentary presents a new and thorough assessment of apuleius isis book, elucidating and interpreting the narrative in its literary, religious, archaeological. Jan 01, 2002 this paper aims to be both a contribution to the history of scholarship and a stimulus to further research. It is not known what his first name was, although writers in the middle ages often called him lucius apuleius.

The internet classics archive the defense by apuleius. Between the sixth and the thirteenth centuries the golden ass was largely lost to view, and it was as a magician that its author was celebrated. He studied platonism in athens, travelled to italy, asia minor, and egypt, and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. There are very few works with the pleasurable impact of the golden ass. Our authorities for the life of apuleius are in the main the apologia, the florida. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from madaurus, the hometown of apuleius himself. For more options, including links to purchase titles in the loeb classical library, return to the main page for buying books. Use apologia in a sentence apologia sentence examples. Metamorphoses, book xi apuleius, john gwyn griffiths snippet view 1975 etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain, volume 39. The main aim of the book, however, is to shed some light on apuleius as a skilful orator and as a man of literature. While providing something close to a commentary on these items, h. In it i seek to follow some key themes in the scholarly reception of apuleius metamorphoses before and after the work of ben edwin perry, and to show how the critical constructions of literary works are necessarily affected by contemporary ideological prejudices, which change over time.

Apuleius platonism is a thoughtful and thoughtprovoking addition to the libraries of scholars from several fields, including ancient rhetoric, the ancient novel, and those who work on the dynamic between philosophy and literature. Hanover, 1607, 24 and the edition paris, 1635 of the roving englishman john price johannes pricaeus. Apuleius on the doctrines of plato is also known as on plato and his doctrine latin. He has a passion for taking his audience into his confidence, and as a result it is not hard to reconstruct a considerable portion of his life. Apuleiuswas a latinlanguage prose writer, platonist philosopher and rhetorician. The apologia and florida of apuleius of madaura by lucius. This book is really for someone who can read apuleius in the original and whose interest extends beyond the golden ass.

It contains a collection of twentyfour discussions, all devoted to that short prefatory passage. Commentaries themselves have lately attracted attention. Use this page to purchase books by or about apuleius. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3.

He asserts, however, in another book on the subject of animals illdisposed towards mankind, that the skins of newts which like other reptiles they shed at fixed intervals for the renewal of their youth. In the commentary, special attention is paid to the speakers rhetorical strategies and the rich literary texture of the speech. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Lucius apuleius, platonic philosopher, rhetorician, and author remembered for the golden ass, a prose narrative that proved influential long after his death. An online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article apuleius. The internet classics archive buy books by or about apuleius. This book is about the first 119 words of apuleius metamorphoses. Apuleius initially titled the work metamorphoses, but it was renamed by editors. Apuleius simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Apuleius has 116 books on goodreads with 30773 ratings.