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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: The Apology

The Sophist at Play in Court: Apuleius’ Apology and His Literary Career

Legal Strategy and Learned Display in Apuleius’ A

Apuleius Socrates Africanus? Apuleius’ Defensive Play

Homer in Apuleius’ Apology

The “Riches” of Poverty: Literary Games with Poetry in Apuleius’ Laus Paupertatis (Apology 18)

Eloquentia ludens – Apuleius’ Apology and the Cheerful Side of Standing Trial

Part II: The Metamorphoses

Cenatus solis fabulis? A Symposiastic Reading of Apuleius’ Novel

A Festival of Laughter: Lucius, Milo, and Isis Playing the Game of Hospitium

Social Commentary in the Metamorphoses: Apuleius’ Play with Satire

Playing with Elegy: Tales of Lovers in Books 1 and 2 of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses

Vigilans somniabar: Some Narrative Uses of Dreams in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses

Apuleian Ecphraseis: Depiction at Play

Abstracts

List of Contributors

Bibliography

Indices