The Florida, an anthology of 23 orations that Apuleius of Madauros
delivered primarily in Carthage during the 160’s A.D., offers a rich
store of evidence about epideictic rhetoric, Middle Platonism, and the
civic and intellectual life of the North African provincial
metropolis. In addition to locating the work in its historical and
cultural context, this commentary investigates Apuleius’ remarkable
language and style. Full attention is given to the rich and complex
intertextual relationship of the Florida to earlier Greek and Roman
literature, as well as to the work’s extensive links to Middle
Platonism, the Second Sophistic, and the rest of the Apuleian corpus,
particularly his philosophical works.
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ISBN
9783110894059
Publisert
2015
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De Gruyter
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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