The Golden Ass
By Lucius Apuleius, William Adlington, Lucio Apuleyo and pixabay
"The Golden Ass" was published by Oxford University Press in 2008 - Oxford, the book is classified in Literary Collections genre, it has 277 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Golden Ass” Metadata:
- Title: The Golden Ass
- Authors: Lucius ApuleiusWilliam AdlingtonLucio Apuleyopixabay
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 277
- Is Family Friendly: Yes - No Mature Content
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: 2008
- Publish Location: Oxford
- Genres: Literary Collections
“The Golden Ass” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Classical Mythology - Metamorphosis - Latin fiction - Translations into English - Translations into Italian - Translations into Spanish - Translations into French - Isis (Egyptian deity) - Metamorphosis in literature - Latin literature - Translations into Russian - Mythology, Classical, in literature - Translations into German - History and criticism - Medieval and modern Latin literature - French literature - Translations from Latin - Latin American literature - Humor (Fiction) - Mythology, Classical - Historical Fiction - Classic Literature - Latin language materials - Fiction (fictional works by one author) - Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) - Fiction, general - Greek fiction - Trans. into Eng - Fiction, historical, general - Fiction, fantasy, general - Latin literature, translations into english - Criticism and interpretation - Romans - Illustraties - Latijn - Klassieke oudheid - Mythology, classical--fiction - Metamorphosis--fiction - Pa6209.m3 r45 2007 - 873/.01 - Metamorphosis in fiction - open_syllabus_project - World history - Egypt, fiction - Cupid and Psyche (Tale) - Metamorphoses (Apuleius) - English language, textbooks for foreign speakers - Apuleius - Literature - Latin - Life - Donkeys
- People: Apuleius
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 277 p. ;
Edition Identifiers:
- Google Books ID: rz78DwAAQBAJ
- The Open Library ID: OL16901197M - OL658250W
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2008273811
- ISBN-13: 9780199540556 - 9780191838354
- ISBN-10: 0199540551
- All ISBNs: 9780199540556 - 0199540551 - 9780191838354
AI-generated Review of “The Golden Ass”:
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The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety.
BUSINESS once took me to Thessaly, where my mother's family originated; I have, by the way, the distinction of being descended through her from the famous Plutarch.
"The Golden Ass" Description:
Google Books:
The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. It tells the story of Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic result in his transformation into an ass. After suffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately transformed back into human shape by the kindness of the Goddess Isis. This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, whilst reproducing all the exuberant gaiety of the original.
Open Data:
'The Golden Ass' is the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. This translation reproduces all the gaiety of the original story of Lucius, whose interest in sex and magic results in his change into an ass
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