Apuleius





Apuleius

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Madaurus, Algeria

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Date of Birth: ca. 125 AD
Date of Death: ca. 180 AD

Apuleius (sometimes called Lucius Apuleius; c. 125 – c. 180) was a Latin prose writer. He was a Berber, from Madaurus (now M'Daourouch, Algeria). He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries, including the cult of Isis. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions (and fortune) of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near Tripoli. This is known as the Apologia.

His most famous work is his bawdy picaresque novel, the Metamorphose...more


Average rating: 3.90 · 970 ratings · 135 reviews · 24 distinct works
The Golden Ass
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Cupid and Psyche
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Apologia Florida (Bibliotec...
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Metamorphoses: Book III
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The God Of Socrates
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“Als die Schandweiber es endlich zuwege gebracht hatten, daß die Tore offenstehen und die Seele ihrer Schwester entblößt vor ihnen liegt, geben sie die Schlupfwinkel ihrer verborgenen Ranke auf und dringen mit den gezückten schwertern der Tücke in die ängltlichen Gedanken des arglosen Mädchens ein.”
Apuleius, Das Märchen von Amor und Psyche

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