Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers University, 2008. / "Graduate Program in Classics." Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-366).

<p>This dissertation is a careful study of characterization in the Cupid and Psyche episode (IV.28 - VI.24) in Apuleius’ <em>Metamorphoses</em>. In general, although the <em>Metamorphoses</em> has been the subject of a good deal of scholarly interest as of late, there has previously been minimal focused examination of characterization in the Cupid and Psyche section. This dissertation therefore represents an important contribution to current scholarship and uses a multi-faceted approach which includes investigation of the characters’ relationships to one another, roles, function, speech, intertextual connections, and questions of genre and authorial technique.</p> <p>After a brief discussion of preliminaries such as the scope of the study, methodology, and the isolation of the Cupid and Psyche narrative from the rest of the novel, Chapter One examines the minor characters of the episode. The minor characters are defined and then placed into five groups for analysis: the invisible servants, the personifications of the abstract concepts, the floral and faunal characters, the animate object, and the deities. Chapter Two addresses the role of Psyche’s family in the narrative, covering her parents’ small but important contribution and her sisters in their larger role as Psyche’s secondary adversaries. Chapters Three, Four, and Five investigate the characterization of Venus, Cupid, and Psyche respectively. The Conclusion summarizes the larger picture of Apuleius and his approach to characterization and reviews some of his favorite techniques of characterization, as well as his approach to the characterization of females.</p> / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (M.A.)--Utah State University, Dept. of History, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-108).

Zugl.: Univ., Tübingen, Diss., 2003.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1900.

Zugl.: Basel, Univ., Diss., 2008

Zugl.: Berlin, Humboldt-Univ., Diss., 2008

Thesis (doctoral)--Käiser-Wilhelms Universität, Strassburg, 1908. / Includes bibliographical references (p. vi-ix).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1900.

Folksägen har haft en djup kulturell betydelse under mänsklighetens historia. Som en form av muntligt och litterärt historieberättande som användes för att presentera olika typer av kunskap och förmedla livsläxor till människor som lever i olika kulturer som ständigt utvecklas. Syftet med denna undersökning är att utifrån verket Metamorphoses av Apuleius göra en undersökning av hur känslor så som skräck och rädsla presenteras i mötet mellan romare och banditer samt djur under slutet av det första århundradet e.Kr. Metoden som kommer att användas är en form av närläsning utav texten Metamorphoses. Utöver denna metod så kommer undersökningen utgå från den så kallade medlande skolan inom forskningen av känslor i ett historiskt perspektiv. Medlande skolans perspektiv är att det finns vissa kulturella aspekter som går att medan att inte bortse från att det finns vissa biologiska komponenter till vad som utgör känslor som psykologer anser är den primära aspekten i känslor.  Undersökningen kommer fram till att romare hade en öppen rädsla för banditer och djur som hade kulturella kopplingar till även natten. Skillnader i hur de agerade kunde skilja sig åt mellan grupperingar vilket tyder på att det inte fanns en universell ideal om hur en romare skulle bemöta denna rädsla. / Folklore has had a deep cultural significance throughout human history. As a form of oral and literary storytelling that was used to present different types of knowledge and convey life lessons to people living in different cultures that are constantly evolving. The purpose of this research is to, based on the work Metamorphoses by Apuleius, make an investigation of how emotions such as terror and fear are presented in the meeting between Romans and bandits and animals during the end of the first century AD. The method that will be used is a form of close reading from the text Metamorphoses. In addition to this method, the investigation will be based on the so-called mediating school within the research of emotions in a historical perspective. The perspective of the mediating school is that there are certain cultural aspects that go while not ignoring that there are certain biological components to what constitutes emotions which psychologists consider to be the primary aspect in emotions. The research concludes that Romans had an open fear of bandits and animals that had cultural connections to the night as well. Differences in how they acted could differ between groups, suggesting that there was no universal ideal of how a Roman should respond to this fear.