Wolff, Étienne (Author)
Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 103--114
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”
Language: French
Apuleius wished to be considered for a philosopher, but in his lifetime already had a reputation as a magician, reflected or aroused by the action which was brought against him at Oea (he was accused of using magic to seduce a wealthy widow) and his novel The Metamorphoses (where magic plays an important role). Platonic and magician, these are the two aspects that dominate in the overall image transmitted to us from him, from Antiquity to the Renaissance. His reputation as a magician was helped by the autobiographical reading that was made of his novel The Metamorphoses from Augustine and that has not been questioned before the fifteenth century.
...MoreArticle Robert, Aurélien (2013) Épicure et les épicuriens au Moyen Âge. Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali (p. 3).
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