Animal Husbandry Desire and Domesticity in Apuleius' Metamorphoses

Date of Award

2004

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Rohrbacher, David

Keywords

Apuleius, Classics, Ancient Novels

Area of Concentration

Classics

Abstract

This thesis is a reading of Apuleius' Metamorphoses, which examines the structure of the novel. The novel is divided into four parts, each part examining aspects of youth, libertinism, marriage, domesticity, and servitude. The novel follows the maturation of Lucius as he unwillingly grows from an indulgent bachelor to a domestic figure. This thesis begins by discussing the plot of the novel, its critical reception, common misunderstandings about the structure, and the necessity for the integration of both the Cupid and Psyche tale and the Isis conversion. Each chapter presents a reading of one part of the novel. This thesis suggests that the Metamorphoses is misunderstood because not enough attention is paid to the changes in subject matter as the novel progresses and attempts to correct this oversight.

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