Lucius at Corinth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hugh J Mason (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publication date | 1971-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1087527 |
| OpenAlex | W2047252382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
THE MYSTICAL ISIS-BOOK, APULEIUS' contribution to the finale of the ass-story, has been the subject of considerable scholarship. The incidents which precede Lucius' return to human form, on the other hand, have received less attention. Apuleius' version, which makes up the bulk of Book 10 of the Metamorphoses, differs significantly from the version contained in the work ascribed to Lucian, Lucius or the Ass.1 In both accounts the central topic is Lucius' intercourse, in ass-form, with a human female, actually performed with a free woman in his owner's home, and barely escaped with a criminal in the public arena. Apuleius expands on this theme with a fuller portrait of the owner of the ass and of both women, and with an account of a tableau featuring Paris performed in the theatre
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2009 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |