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Apuleius and Persius
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Persius the Neronian satlnst is an unlikely influence on Apuleius. One is as abrasive and awkward in his approach to the reader as the other is smooth and charming. Nevertheless, there are several ways in which the Metamorphoses Prologue gains in significance by being read as a response to Persius.
I. The two unconventional philosophers draw on many of the same images to characterize their different styles of teaching: in particular, the stubborn ass represents pupils who are resistant to philosophical awakening, and the physical image of ears, especially ass’s ears, signifies the channels of reception that need to be assailed. The Metamorphoses Prologue can be interpreted as a direct inversion of Persius’ style of therapy: where Persius speaks of stinging or syringing the reader’s ears, Apuleius prefers to stroke and soothe them instead.
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Abstract
Persius the Neronian satlnst is an unlikely influence on Apuleius.
One is as abrasive and awkward in his approach to the reader as the other is smooth and charming.
Nevertheless, there are several ways in which the Metamorphoses Prologue gains in significance by being read as a response to Persius.
I.
The two unconventional philosophers draw on many of the same images to characterize their different styles of teaching: in particular, the stubborn ass represents pupils who are resistant to philosophical awakening, and the physical image of ears, especially ass’s ears, signifies the channels of reception that need to be assailed.
The Metamorphoses Prologue can be interpreted as a direct inversion of Persius’ style of therapy: where Persius speaks of stinging or syringing the reader’s ears, Apuleius prefers to stroke and soothe them instead.
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