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@article{1363028, author = {Petrovićová, Katarina and Gachallová, Natália}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {2}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2016-2-16}, keywords = {Apuleius; Metamorphoses; transformation; curiositas; ass’ amendment; lector scrupulosus; Isis-Book; elite readership}, language = {eng}, issn = {1803-7402}, journal = {Graeco-Latina Brunensia}, title = {Improved Ass? Apuleius’ metamorphoses in his novel Metamorphoses}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/136237}, volume = {21}, year = {2016} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1363028 AU - Petrovićová, Katarina - Gachallová, Natália PY - 2016 TI - Improved Ass? Apuleius’ metamorphoses in his novel Metamorphoses JF - Graeco-Latina Brunensia VL - 21 IS - 2 SP - 215-228 EP - 215-228 PB - Masarykova univerzita SN - 18037402 KW - Apuleius KW - Metamorphoses KW - transformation KW - curiositas KW - ass’ amendment KW - lector scrupulosus KW - Isis-Book KW - elite readership UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/136237 N2 - Apuleius’ novel Metamorphoses has always been open to various, often contradictory, interpretations of scholars. One of the most discussed issues has been the novel’s disruption into two seemingly dissimilar parts – the first ten books containing frivolous stories with comical elements and the Book XI (called also Isis-Book) written in more serious tone and supposed to convey a religious or, at least, moral message. The authors of this paper argue against such simplified assumption and regard the dividing line between the two parts a mere illusion. This opinion is manifested through the figure of the main protagonist, Lucius, who experiences a religious initiation into the Isiac cult in the last book. The aim of the paper is to show that, although he is finally re-transformed into human shape and even leads a prosperous life afterwards, inside he undergoes no change whatsoever and remains the same “ass” as in the beginning of the story, i.e. he is not improved in the end. This rules out the possibility that the novel conveyed any deeper religious message and rather points to another interpretation, namely that Apuleius wrote the novel for educated readership in the spirit of Platonic dialogues. Thus, the authors are convinced that the novel can be fully enjoyed only after a scrupulous and thoughtful reading. ER -
PETROVI$\backslash$'COVÁ, Katarina and Natália GACHALLOVÁ. Improved Ass? Apuleius’ metamorphoses in his novel Metamorphoses. \textit{Graeco-Latina Brunensia}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, vol.~21, No~2, p.~215-228. ISSN~1803-7402. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2016-2-16.
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