Season 4 · 18 Oct 2017#4.1 Angélique (by Nerval)- 39:49The Golden AssAn initiatory novel of Roman decadence: the ass regains human form by grazing on the roses of Isis.
Apulée
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Who is this?Apuleius ( APP-yuu-LEE-əs), also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (c. 124 – after 170), was a Numidian Latin-language prose writer, Platonist philosopher and rhetorician. He was born in the Roman province of Numidia, in the Berber city of Madauros, modern-day M'Daourouch, Algeria. He studied Platonism in Athens, travelled to Italy, Asia Minor, and Egypt, and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions (and fortune) of a wealthy widow. […]
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Season 4 · 18 Oct 2017#4.1 Angélique (by Nerval)
Series · 23 Mar 2020Interview with Dominique Pagani: Introduction to the upcoming workshops- 1:16:20Invoked by Nerval for an era of Roman decadence.
Season 4 · 15 Mar 2018#4.6 Angélique (by Nerval)- 15:30Cited by Nerval to characterize the period.