This is the first in-depth study of Apuleius' Metamorphoses to look
at the different attitudes characters adopt towards magic as a key
to deciphering the complex dynamics of the entire work. The variety
of responses to magic is unveiled in the narrative as the
protagonist Lucius encounters an assortment of characters, either
in embedded tales or in the main plot. A contextualized approach
illuminates Lucius' relatively good fortune when compared to other
characters in the novel - this results from his involvement with
the magic of a sorcerer's apprentice, rather than that of a real
witch, and signals the possibility of eventual salvation. A careful
investigation of Lucius' attitude towards Isis in book 11 and his
relationship with the witch-slave girl Photis earlier on suggests
that the novel's final book may be read as a second
"Metamorphoses", consciously rewritten from a positive perspective.
Last but not least, the book also breaks new ground by examining
the narrative structure of the Metamorphoses against the background
of the typical plotline found in the ideal romance. The comparison
shows how Apuleius both follows and alters this plot, exploiting
the genre to his own specific ends, in keeping with his central
theme of metamorphosis.
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