Regine May is Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at Merton College, University of Oxford.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Knowledge of Drama and Archaism in the Second Century ; 3. Drama, Philosophy, and Rhetoric: Apuleius' Minor Works ; 4. Courtroom Drama: Apuleius' Apologia ; 5. The Texture of the Metamorphoses ; 6. The Drama of Aristomenes and Socrates ; 7. A Parasite in a Comic Household ; 8. The Risus Festival: Laughing at Laughter ; 9. Cupid and Psyche: A Divine Comedy ; 10. Charite: How Comedies Do Not End ; 11. 'Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light': Book 10 ; 12. The End: Isis: Dea ex machina? ; 13. Conclusion

Regine May shows in her book an excellent knowledge of Apuleius' writings, Roman literature in general, and a rich field of secondary literature.

Regine May is Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at Merton College, University of Oxford.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Knowledge of Drama and Archaism in the Second Century ; 3. Drama, Philosophy, and Rhetoric: Apuleius' Minor Works ; 4. Courtroom Drama: Apuleius' Apologia ; 5. The Texture of the Metamorphoses ; 6. The Drama of Aristomenes and Socrates ; 7. A Parasite in a Comic Household ; 8. The Risus Festival: Laughing at Laughter ; 9. Cupid and Psyche: A Divine Comedy ; 10. Charite: How Comedies Do Not End ; 11. 'Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light': Book 10 ; 12. The End: Isis: Dea ex machina? ; 13. Conclusion

Regine May shows in her book an excellent knowledge of Apuleius' writings, Roman literature in general, and a rich field of secondary literature.

Regine May is Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at Merton College, University of Oxford.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Knowledge of Drama and Archaism in the Second Century ; 3. Drama, Philosophy, and Rhetoric: Apuleius' Minor Works ; 4. Courtroom Drama: Apuleius' Apologia ; 5. The Texture of the Metamorphoses ; 6. The Drama of Aristomenes and Socrates ; 7. A Parasite in a Comic Household ; 8. The Risus Festival: Laughing at Laughter ; 9. Cupid and Psyche: A Divine Comedy ; 10. Charite: How Comedies Do Not End ; 11. 'Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light': Book 10 ; 12. The End: Isis: Dea ex machina? ; 13. Conclusion

Regine May shows in her book an excellent knowledge of Apuleius' writings, Roman literature in general, and a rich field of secondary literature.