Magic in Apuleius' >Apologia: Understanding the Charges and the Forensic Strategies in Apuleius' Speech

by Leonardo Costantini

Despite the growing interest in Apuleius' Apologia or Pro se de magia, a speech he delivered in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magus, the only comprehensive study on this speech and magic to date is that by Adam Abt (1908). The aim of this volume is to shed new light on the extent to which Apuleius' speech reveals his own knowledge of magic, and on the implications of the dangerous allegations brought against Apuleius...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110616599
• ISBN13: 9783110616590
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"