Apuleius, Rhetorical Works (Apologia or De magia; Florida; De deo Socratis)

John Hilton (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal)

Ed. by Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Jula Wildberger (The American University of Paris)

Domains

Philosophy (any)
Rhetoric and Oratory

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 159

Places

Ancient Rome (Republic & Empire) (Country of Origin)

Resources

Apuleius, the second-century sophist from Madauros in Roman Africa, was a prolific author. In addition to his most studied novel, The Metamorphoses, many other works on a wide variety of subjects ranging from science and logic to agriculture were attributed to him in antiquity and in the medieval period. Many of these are lost and not all those that survive have been accepted as genuine by modern scholars. Among them, however, are an undoubtedly authentic group that can be labelled ‘rhetorical’ because they share the same flamboyant and exhibitionist style. These are the Apologia, otherwise known as Pro se de magia, the Florida, and the De deo Socratis. They are of great interest to the study of …

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Citation: Hilton, John. "Rhetorical Works (Apologia or De magia; Florida; De deo Socratis)". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 January 2013 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=34871, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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