Apuleius : a Latin sophist / S.J. Harrison.

This book provides the first general account of the works of the Latin writer Apuleius, most famous for his great novel the `Metamorphoses' or `Golden Ass'. Living in second-century North Africa, Apuleius was more than an author; he was an orator and professional intellectual, Platonist ph...

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Main Author: Harrison, S. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2000]
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