Bestial or human lusts? The representation of the matron and her sexuality in Apuleius, Metamorphoses 10.19.3-22.5

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dc.contributor.author Haskins, Susan L.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-19T07:34:28Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-19T07:34:28Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract The bestiality episode in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (10.19.3-22.5) is unique in extant Latin literature and has generated interest among scholars as to why Apuleius included it. These studies have centred on the main character, Lucius, and the relationship between this episode and the broader theme of animal/ human duality throughout the novel. However, the function of the woman in the episode has tended to be subsumed into these discussions. The question of whether or not the woman of the bestiality episode is exercising bestial or human lusts is important in interpreting the women in the novel in general. She therefore needs a study devoted to her and the representation of her sexuality. This study will show that, in her case, her lust for an ass is human rather than bestial, and this illustrates the wider issues in the novel concerning the insatiability of female sexual nature and the dangers (from the male point of view) of female control over their own sexuality. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hb2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.casa-kvsa.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Haskins, Susan 2014, 'Bestial or human lusts? The representation of the matron and her sexuality in Apuleius, Metamorphoses 10.19.3-22.5', Acta Classica, vol. 57, pp. 30-52. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0065-1141 (online)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43114
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Classical Association of South Africa en_ZA
dc.rights Classical Association of South Africa en_ZA
dc.subject Latin literature en_ZA
dc.subject Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (10.19.3-22.5) en_ZA
dc.subject Bestiality episode en_ZA
dc.subject Bestial lusts en_ZA
dc.subject Human lusts en_ZA
dc.subject Woman en_ZA
dc.subject Female sexual nature en_ZA
dc.title Bestial or human lusts? The representation of the matron and her sexuality in Apuleius, Metamorphoses 10.19.3-22.5 en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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