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.authorHaskins, Susan L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-19T07:34:28Z
dc.date.available2015-01-19T07:34:28Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe 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.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.casa-kvsa.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHaskins, 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.issn0065-1141 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43114
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherClassical Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.rightsClassical Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectLatin literatureen_ZA
dc.subjectApuleius’ Metamorphoses (10.19.3-22.5)en_ZA
dc.subjectBestiality episodeen_ZA
dc.subjectBestial lustsen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman lustsen_ZA
dc.subjectWomanen_ZA
dc.subjectFemale sexual natureen_ZA
dc.titleBestial or human lusts? The representation of the matron and her sexuality in Apuleius, Metamorphoses 10.19.3-22.5en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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