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Zusatztext This brief and unassuming volume offers an admirable model for the exercise of textual criticism, translation, and philological commentary. It is a volume that holds potential interest for several audiences of classicist readers: those interested in ancient philosophy; those devoted to the second-century ce Latin prose master Apuleius; and those who might be intrigued by the publication of a "new" text of classical Latin ... those who peruse the pages of this editio princeps with either casual or more sustained attention will be rewarded with a rich, indeed lavish philological treatment that is at once learned, judicious, and inspiring. Both editor and press are to be commended for a fine addition to the Apuleian and Latin philosophical bibliography, a text and commentary that does more than fair justice to an obscure work that has defied the ravages of time. Informationen zum Autor Justin A. Stover is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford. Klappentext A New Work by Apuleius presents what may be the first lengthy Latin text from antiquity to be published in almost a century. The volume reveals that this new work is in fact the lost third book of Apuleius' De Platone et eius dogmate, and provides the key to understanding Apuleius' use and interpretation of Plato. Zusammenfassung A New Work by Apuleius presents what may be the first lengthy Latin text from antiquity to be published in almost a century. The volume reveals that this new work is in fact the lost third book of Apuleius' De Platone et eius dogmate, and provides the key to understanding Apuleius' use and interpretation of Plato. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction I: Manuscripts and Transmission II: Genre, Doctrine, and Dating III: By Apuleius? IV: The Exposito and the Apuleian Corpus V: Audience and Purpose VI: Apuleius as Translator VII: Edition, Translation, Commentary 2. De Platonis pluribus libris compendiosa exposito: Text and Translation 3. Commentary 4. Appendix: Apuleius and al-F¿r¿b¿'s Philosophy of Plato Indexes ...
