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Apuleius' Platonism Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)

Apuleius' Platonism By Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)

Apuleius' Platonism by Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)


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Apuleius of Madauros (c.AD 120-180), known to us today for his Latin fiction, the Metamorphoses, was also a Platonic philosopher. This book is the first exploration of his idiosyncratic brand of Platonism across his multifarious literary corpus, contributing to the study of the dynamic between literature and philosophy in antiquity.

Apuleius' Platonism Summary

Apuleius' Platonism: The Impersonation of Philosophy by Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)

Apuleius of Madauros, writing in the latter half of the second century CE in Roman North Africa, is best known to us today for his Latin fiction, the Metamorphoses aka The Golden Ass, about a man who turned into a donkey and back again. However, he was also a Platonic philosopher, who, even though many of his writings are lost, wrote a range of rhetorical and philosophical works which survive to this day. This book examines these works to reveal how Apuleius' Platonism is a result of his 'impersonation of philosophy', that is, a rhetorically powerful methodological tool that allows him to 'speak' on behalf of Plato and his philosophy. This book is the first exploration of the full scope of his idiosyncratic brand of Platonism across his multifarious literary corpus and is a major contribution to the study of the dynamic between literature and philosophy in antiquity and beyond.

Apuleius' Platonism Reviews

'Apuleius' Platonism is a thoughtful and thought-provoking 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.' Sasha-Mae Eccleston, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)

Richard Fletcher is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Becoming Plato, voicing Platonism; 3. Universal reading and daemonic interpretation; 4. Platonism on trial and philosophy on stage; 5. Conclusion (Metamorphoses).

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NLS9781107659117
9781107659117
1107659116
Apuleius' Platonism: The Impersonation of Philosophy by Richard Fletcher (Ohio State University)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2017-03-23
332
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