PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - JanouĊĦek, Jan TI - The Renaissance Reception of the Apuleius' Metamorphoses DP - 2014 Mar 11 TA - Historica Olomucensia PG - 165--175 IP - 88 IS - 18039561 AB - The article deals with the "second life" of Apuleius' Metamorphoses in the Renaissance period. The attention is paid to the allegorical interpretation of the tale of Cupid and Psyche from ancient authors (Fulgentius, Martianus Capella) till Renaissance (Beroaldo, Boccaccio), Beroaldo's Commentary to the Metamorphoses and Boccaccios transformation of Apuleius' novels from the book X to his Decameron. The Renaissance period established all the main approaches to the Apuleius as we can meet in our present day: the allegorical and symbolic explanation and the evaluation of his literary style. It also opened a discussion about his literary qualities and cultural signification.