Chapter 7. Lucius’ Metamorphosis into an Ass as a Narrative Device

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements XI
4. Text and Figure Acknowledgements XIII
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. The Onos versus Apuleius’ Metamorphoses 13
7. Chapter 2. Lucius versus Socrates and Aristomenes 46
8. Chapter 3. Lucius’ and Milo’s Tales of Diophanes and Asinius’ Prophecy: Internal Readers and the Author 69
9. Chapter 4. Lucius versus Thelyphron 85
10. Chapter 5. The Tale of Cupid and Psyche as a Mythic Variant of the Novel 108
11. Chapter 6. ‘War’ in Magic and Lovemaking 130
12. Chapter 7. Lucius’ Metamorphosis into an Ass as a Narrative Device 153
13. Chapter 8. Rewriting Metamorphoses 1 – 10: The Isis Book 175
14. Chapter 9. Transforming the Genre: Apuleius’ Metamorphoses 204
15. Appendix: Lucius’ Metamorphic Change and Entrance into a New Life as a Metaphorical Representation of the Sailing of Isis’ Ship 217
16. Backmatter 233