Baśń o Erosie i Psyche Apulejusza z Madaury. Duchowe aspekty baśni

• Authors: Kazimierz Pawłowski

Title variants

EN

The tale of Cupid and Psyche by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. The spiritual aspects of the tale

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This work will discuss the eponymous tale of „Cupid and Psyche”, originally written as a part of Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis’ „Metamorphoses”. The tale’s main thread, the motif of Psyche making an effort to reclaim Cupid’s lost affec­tion, is depicted through the means of mysteriosophic context of Apuleius’ phi­losophy, as well as his theory on love. The work will draw upon the characteristic motifs of the ancient sacred mysteries, thus suggesting that the story of Psyche’s trials and tribulations is somewhat an allegory of the spiritual development of man, who searches for love to find the meaning of his life and the fulfillment of his spiritual yearning for the eternal and the divine.

Keywords

PL

Apulejusz; Eros i Psyche; Metamorfozy; starożytne misteria; misteriozofia; średni platonizm

EN

Apuleius; Cupid and Psyche; Metamorphoses; ancient mysteries; mysteriosophy; Middle Platonism

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 65
• Pages: 533-546

Dates

published

2016-07-15

Contributors

author

Kazimierz Pawłowski

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3515