The Golden Ass, Or, Metamorphoses
The Golden Ass, Or, Metamorphoses by Apuleius is a revised edition published by Penguin Books in 1998, featuring 267 pages in English. This unique Latin novel is the only surviving work of fiction from antiquity, presenting the story of Lucius, whose curiosity about sex and magic leads to his transformation into an ass. Through a series of trials and humiliations, Lucius ultimately regains his human form with the help of the goddess Isis, intertwining elements of romantic adventure, fable, and religious testament.
Readers will find that The Golden Ass offers a blend of fantasy and historical narrative, showcasing the trials of its protagonist in a richly woven tale. This edition captures the exuberance of the original Latin text while remaining faithful to its meaning, making it an intriguing exploration of themes such as transformation and the human experience. As one of the earliest examples of the picaresque, this work holds intrinsic interest for those delving into the foundations of European literature.
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Apuleius’s Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel–the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived from antiquity. It tells the story of the hero Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic results in his transformation into an ass. Aftersuffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately returned to human shape by the kindness of the goddess Isis. Simultaneously a blend of romantic adventure, fable, and religious testament, The Golden Ass is one of the truly seminal works of European literature, of intrinsic interest asa novel in its own right, and one of the earliest examples of the picaresque. This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, while reproducing all the exuberance of the original.
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