Auctor and Actor
John J. Winkler
University of California Press 
Belletristik / Essays, Feuilleton, Literaturkritik, Interviews
Beschreibung
Addressed to readers of modern literature as well as to those interested in Greco-Roman literature and in religious history,
Auctor and Actor examines Apuleius's
The Golden Ass as an early example of self-consciousness in narrative. Entering into the spirit of the novel's crafty playfulness, John J. Winkler carries the reader on a journey that is, like that of the hero Lucius, both entertaining and enlightening.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1986.
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ancient literature, aristomenes, greco roman literature, spirituality, ancient rome, authors, enlightening, history, narrative forms, entertaining, roman literature, apuleius, religion, religious history, classical literature, ancient greece, early literary forms, self consciousness, actor, literary criticism, crafty playfulness, the golden ass, drama