Sonia Sabnis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5645656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonia Sabnis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonia |
| FAMILY NAME | Sabnis |
| SIGNATURE | SABNIS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Reed College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4783-1755 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Algerian Afterlife of Apuleius the (Half-)Numidian
Apuleius’ various self-representations as Numidian and Roman have been appraised differently across time and space. This article examines the reception of Apuleius and his humorous, iconoclastic Golden Ass in three Francophone Algerian writers–Assia Djebar, Kebir Ammi, and Chawki Amari–who use their affinities as Numidians and writers using the language of the colonizer to assert their own positions in emergent categories of global literature
“Eros you know the story”: Psyche in five women poets
Literary Evidence: Fiction
This chapter examines the use and usefulness of evidence from ancient fiction for the study of slavery. Although these forms of literature tend to portray slavery and enslaved characters in extreme terms, inseparable from the slave owners’ perspective, they provide evidence for the diverse experiences and expectations of slaves as well as for attitudes towards slaves, enslavement, and the conditions of slavery. The chapter surveys literature in w…
Invisible Slaves, Visible Lamps: A Metaphor in Apuleius
The lamps in Apuleius’s Metamorphoses are symbols of slaves, providing voiceless yet observant, even omniscient, assistance to their masters. In the realms of magic, eros, and cult initiation, these lamps illustrate various ideals and functions of slaves while elucidating the types of slavery endured in the master narrative. The use of lamps exposes and confirms widespread belief in the special knowledge of slaves as well as the anxiety that this…
Lucian's Lychnopolis and the Problems of Slave Surveillance
A short episode in Lucian's True Histories describes Lychnopolis, the City of Lamps, where animated household lamps congregate in an orderly society. This article argues that these lamps symbolize household slaves, and that their society innovates on a long tradition of animated and personified lamps in Greek literature to expose and confirm the hazards and uncertainties regarding the presence, knowledge, and rational thinking of slaves. The asto…
Invisible Slaves, Visible Lamps: A Metaphor in Apuleius
The lamps in Apuleius’s Metamorphoses are symbols of slaves, providing voiceless yet observant, even omniscient, assistance to their masters. In the realms of magic, eros, and cult initiation, these lamps illustrate various ideals and functions of slaves while elucidating the types of slavery endured in the master narrative. The use of lamps exposes and confirms widespread belief in the special knowledge of slaves as well as the anxiety that this…
Lucian's Lychnopolis and the Problems of Slave Surveillance
A short episode in Lucian's True Histories describes Lychnopolis, the City of Lamps, where animated household lamps congregate in an orderly society. This article argues that these lamps symbolize household slaves, and that their society innovates on a long tradition of animated and personified lamps in Greek literature to expose and confirm the hazards and uncertainties regarding the presence, knowledge, and rational thinking of slaves. The asto…
Lucian's Lychnopolis and the Problems of Slave Surveillance
A short episode in Lucian's True Histories describes Lychnopolis, the City of Lamps, where animated household lamps congregate in an orderly society. This article argues that these lamps symbolize household slaves, and that their society innovates on a long tradition of animated and personified lamps in Greek literature to expose and confirm the hazards and uncertainties regarding the presence, knowledge, and rational thinking of slaves. The asto…
Invisible Slaves, Visible Lamps: A Metaphor in Apuleius
The lamps in Apuleius’s Metamorphoses are symbols of slaves, providing voiceless yet observant, even omniscient, assistance to their masters. In the realms of magic, eros, and cult initiation, these lamps illustrate various ideals and functions of slaves while elucidating the types of slavery endured in the master narrative. The use of lamps exposes and confirms widespread belief in the special knowledge of slaves as well as the anxiety that this…
Literary Evidence: Fiction
This chapter examines the use and usefulness of evidence from ancient fiction for the study of slavery. Although these forms of literature tend to portray slavery and enslaved characters in extreme terms, inseparable from the slave owners’ perspective, they provide evidence for the diverse experiences and expectations of slaves as well as for attitudes towards slaves, enslavement, and the conditions of slavery. The chapter surveys literature in w…
“Eros you know the story”: Psyche in five women poets
The Algerian Afterlife of Apuleius the (Half-)Numidian
Apuleius’ various self-representations as Numidian and Roman have been appraised differently across time and space. This article examines the reception of Apuleius and his humorous, iconoclastic Golden Ass in three Francophone Algerian writers–Assia Djebar, Kebir Ammi, and Chawki Amari–who use their affinities as Numidians and writers using the language of the colonizer to assert their own positions in emergent categories of global literature
Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)