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1. Apuleius

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   The novel operates on multiple thematic levels. On the surface, it functions as an entertaining collection of interpolated stories, many of which explore themes of illicit love, sexual licentiousness, and supernatural mishap. However, the overarching narrative arc, concluded in the final book, deals explicitly with spiritual salvation.
   The turning point of the novel is Lucius’s eventual transformation back into a human, achieved through the intervention of the goddess Isis. This liberation is not merely physical; it represents an initiation into the sacred mysteries of the E…