Apuleius and Africa

Benjamin Todd Lee is Associate Professor of Classics at Oberlin College, USA.Ellen Finkelpearl is Helen Chandler Garland Professor of Ancient Studies and Professor of Classics at Scripps College, USA.Luca Graverini is ‘Ricercatore’ of Latin Literature in the Department of Philology at the University of Siena, Italy.

• Introduction Part I: Historical Contexts 1. Apuleius’ Apology: Text and Context Keith Bradley 2. Authority and Subjectivity in the Apology Carlos F. Noreña 3. How Apuleius Survived: The African Connection Julia Haig Gaisser 4. Apuleius and the Classical Canon Joseph Farrell Part II: Cultural Contexts 5. Apuleius and Africitas Silvia Mattiacci 6. The Negotiation of Provincial Identity through Literature: Apuleius and Vergil Luca Graverini 7. Fronto and Apuleius: Two African Careers in the Roman Empire Wytse Keulen 8. "Identity" and "Identification" in Apuleius’ Apologia, Florida and Metamorphoses David L. Stone 9. Libyca Psyche: Apuleius’ Narrative and Berber Folktales Emmanuel and Nedjima Plantade Part III: Theoretical Approaches 10. Apuleius and Afroasiatic Poetics Daniel L. Selden 11. Procul a nobis: Apuleius and India Sonia Sabnis 12. Prosthetic Origins: Apuleius the Afro-Platonist Richard Fletcher 13. A Sociological Reading of A.V. ("Africae Viri"): Apuleius and the Logic of Post-Colonialism Benjamin Todd Lee

"With its original approach to the texts, this book once again proves that omnia iam vulgata does not apply to the study of the person Apuleius and his works. Carefully avoiding the pitfalls of mere "trendiness" by keeping the texts themselves as their anchor, the various authors prove that modern research into colonialism and post-colonialism may indeed throw fresh light on the study of a second-century Latin author living and working at the edges of the Roman Empire." – Maaike Zimmerman, University of Groningen, The Netherlands"...this book offers something of value for every interested reader." -M.J. Johnson, Vanderbilt University, USA in CHOICE