41. Apuleius ' apuleius, QUI NOBIS AFRIS AFER EST NOTIOR ' Augustine's polemic against apuleius in De Civitate Dei http://www.let.kun.nl/V.Hunink/documents/apuleius_augustine.htm

VincentHunink.nl Home ONDERZOEK VERTALINGEN EDITIES ... INDEX '"APULEIUS, QUI NOBIS AFRIS AFER EST NOTIOR "' Augustine's polemic against Apuleius in De Civitate Dei text published in: Scholia. Studies in classical antiquity , N.S. 12, 2003, 82-95 (published August,2004) [p.82] Summary: St.Augustine studied his fellow-African author Apuleius intensely. Several traces of the pagan author's works appear in his oeuvre. This article studies the various links between both authors, focussing mainly on the polemic of Augustine in De Civitate Dei against Apuleius' writings on demonology. The Church Father's discussion of Apuleius must of course be considered in the context of the general aims of De Civitate Dei. Nonetheless, it shows a remarkable one-sidedness and does not fully do justice to the actual content of Apuleius' text. Like so many Church Fathers, Augustine (354-430) occupied himself intensely with the authors of non-christian ancient literature. In Augustine's day, pagan culture was essential to the cultural elite from which he had sprung. Formal training in the classics was a standard element in the education of young men, and by this means Greco-Roman culture was the natural setting within which Christians found their personal direction. Augustine himself was well versed in classical philosophy and rhetoric, and could expect much the same from the audience he usually addressed. It is, therefore, no surprise that Augustine's works show pervasive influences from pagan authors.

42. Apuleius - Definition And More From The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition of word from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apuleius

43. Lucius Apuleius Biography | BookRags.com Lucius apuleius biography, including 5 pages of information on the life of Lucius apuleius. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/lucius-apuleius/

44. Cupid And Psyche Cupid and Psyche Lucius apuleius. A certain king and queen had three daughters. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but the beauty of the youngest was so http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html

Cupid and Psyche Lucius Apuleius A certain king and queen had three daughters. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but the beauty of the youngest was so wonderful that the poverty of language is unable to express its due praise. The fame of her beauty was so great that strangers from neighboring countries came in crowds to enjoy the sight, and looked on her with amazement, paying her that homage which is due only to Venus herself. In fact Venus found her altars deserted, while men turned their devotion to this young virgin. As she passed along, the people sang her praises, and strewed her way with chaplets and flowers. This homage to the exaltation of a mortal gave great offense to the real Venus. Shaking her ambrosial locks with indignation, she exclaimed, "Am I then to be eclipsed in my honors by a mortal girl? In vain then did that royal shepherd, whose judgment was approved by Jove himself, give me the palm of beauty over my illustrious rivals, Pallas and Juno. But she shall not so quietly usurp my honors. I will give her cause to repent of so unlawful a beauty." Thereupon she calls her winged son Cupid, mischievous enough in his own nature, and rouses and provokes him yet more by her complaints. She points out Psyche to him and says, "My dear son, punish that contumacious beauty; give your mother a revenge as sweet as her injuries are great; infuse into the bosom of that haughty girl a passion for some low, mean, unworthy being, so that she may reap a mortification as great as her present exultation and triumph."

45. Apuleius Study Questions, The Golden Ass English 240, Ancient Literature, a Chapman University course that introduces students to texts in the western and eastern classical traditions. Instructor Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. http://www.ajdrake.com/e240_fall_04/materials/authors/apuleius_sq.htm

English 240: Ancient Literature Apuleius, The Golden Ass Home Syllabus Policies General Questions 1. Comment on the significance of desire�both in the physical and intellectual sense�as the driving force of the novel's events and the main reason for the complexity of the narrative: examine a few instances where desire clearly makes things happen and complicates the narrator's pattern of storytelling. 2. How might the story as a whole be described as a �spiritual quest�? What does Lucius' interest in magic have to do with it? How is his transformation into an ass related to the quest motif? 3. How do you understand the less serious side of Apuleius' text�the many comic, absurd, and even obscene incidents and characters its author seems to delight in serving up? How does all this silliness relate to the spiritual journey of Lucius? 4. In particular, what benefit does Apuleius derive from his device of making Lucius turn into an ass? What perspective does Lucius gain thereby? What does he lose? What does this trick of narrative have to offer us, the readers? 5. When, towards the end of the story, the goddess Isis grants Lucius his wish for transformation, why does she give him what he wants�what has he done to merit such good fortune?

46. The Golden Ass Of Isis apuleius Lucius apuleius Platonicus (c. AD 123 / 125c. AD 180), is remembered most for his bawdy picaresque Latin novel the Metamorphoses, otherwise http://www.carnaval.com/isis/gold/

The Golden Ass The Golden Ass Carnaval.com presents Carnaval.com presents This Page Cupid and Psyche The Last Book Neoplatonic perspective JUST IN TIME? ... Home is where one starts from Next Page Isis Pyramids Isis Rising Sphinx ... The Golden Ass Isis the last and future Great Mother Goddess "I come Lucius, moved by your entreaties: I, mother of the universe, mistress of all the elements, first born of the ages, highest of the gods, queen of the shades, first of those who dwell in heaven, representing in one shape all the gods and goddesses. My will controls the shining heights of heaven, the health-giving sea-winds, and the mournful silence of hell; the entire world worships my single godhead in a thousand shapes, with diverse rites, and under many different names. The Phrygians, first-born of mankind, call me the Pessinuntian Mother of the gods; the native Athenians the Cecropian Minerva; the island -dwelling Cypriots Paphian Venus; the archer Cretans Dictynnan Diana; the triple-tongued Sicilians Stygian Proserpine; the ancient Eleusinians Actaean Ceres; some call me Juno, some Bellona, others Hecate, others Rhamnusia; but both races of Ethiopians, those on whom the rising and those on whom the setting sun shines, and the Egyptians who excel in ancient learning, honour me with worship which is truly mina and call me by my true name: Queen Isis.

47. Apuleius - Definition Of Apuleius By The Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus And E Ap u lei us (p yl s), Lucius fl. second century a.d. Roman philosopher and satirist whose best-known work is The Golden Ass. apuleius ˌ pjʊˈliːəs http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Apuleius

48. Apuleius - Discussion And Encyclopedia Article. Who Is Apuleius? What Is Apuleiu apuleius. Discussion about apuleius. Ecyclopedia or dictionary article about apuleius. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Apuleius/

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