Auctor and Actor: A Narratological Reading of Apuleius's the Golden Ass

By John J. Winkler

Book Overview

Addressed to readers of modern literature as well as to those interested in Greco-Roman literature and in religious history, Auctor and Actor examines Apuleius's The Golden Ass as an early example of self-consciousness in narrative. Entering into the spirit of the novel's crafty playfulness, John Winkler carries the reader on a journey that is, like that of the hero Lucius, both entertaining and enlightening.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520076397
• ISBN13: 9780520076396
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"