Apuleius Madaurensis Metamorphoses, Book XI, the Isis Book: Text, Introduction and Commentary

by W.H. Keulen

After more than three decades since the publication of Gwyn Griffiths' 1975 commentary, which concentrated mainly on Egyptological aspects and represents an outdated, positivistic approach to the literary evidence on Isis, this new commentary presents a new and thorough assessment of Apuleius' Isis Book, elucidating and interpreting the narrative in its literary, religious, archaeological and cultural context. Reflecting the recent innovative approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004269207
• ISBN13: 9789004269200
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"