The Golden Ass - Couverture souple

Apuleius, Lucius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1406509183 ISBN 13 : 9781406509182

Editeur : Dodo Press, 2006

Synopsis

A bawdy picaresque Latin novel, written in the second century AD. The only Latin novel which has survived in its entirety. An imaginative, irreverent, and amusing work which relates the ludicrous adventures of one Lucius, who experiments in magic and is accidentally turned into an ass. In this guise he hears and sees many unusual things, until escaping from his predicament in a rather unexpected way. Within this frame story are found multiple digressions, the longest among them being the well-known tale of Cupid and Psyche.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Metamorphoses of Apuleius — which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) — is the only Ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel is called Lucius. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, in Numidia, the hometown of Apuleius himself. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity (curiositas) and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. While trying to perform a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed into an ass. This leads to a long journey, literal and metaphorical, filled with in-set tales. He finally finds salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A frank and vivid tale of one of the most charming of all classics. It has inspired generations of writers such as Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Keats with its impressive combination of allegory and satire.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dodo Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1406509183
• ISBN 13: 9781406509182
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible