Cupid and Psyche - The Reception of Apuleius' Love Story since 1600 (Hardcover)

Apuleius' tale of Cupid and Psyche has been popular since it was first written in the second century CE as part of his Latin novel Metamorphoses. Often treated as a standalone text, Cupid and Psyche has given rise to treatments in the last 400 years as diverse as plays, masques, operas, poems, paintings and novels, with a range of diverse approaches to the text. Apuleius' story of the love between the mortal princess Psyche (or "Soul") and the god of Love has fascinated recipients as varied as Romantic poets, psychoanalysts, children's books authors, neo-Platonist philosophers and Disney film producers. These readers themselves produced their own responses to and versions of the story. This volume is the first broad consideration of the reception of C&P in Europe since 1600 and an adventurous interdisciplinary undertaking. It is the first study to focus primarily on material in English, though it also ranges widely across literary genres in Italian, French and German, encompassing poetry, drama and opera as well as prose fiction and art history, studied by an international team of established and young scholars. Detailed studies of single works and of whole genres make this book relevant for students of Classics, English, Art History, opera and modern film.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Trends in Classics - Pathways of Reception
Release date:	February 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Regine May • Stephen J Harrison
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	478
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-064119-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Promotions > Red Tag Sale > Books
LSN:	3-11-064119-4
Barcode:	9783110641196

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