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Apuleius, Lucius

 
9781979577472: The Golden Asse: The Metamorphoses of Apuleius
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ISBN 10 : 1979577471 ISBN 13 : 9781979577472
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

The Golden Asse

by Lucius Apuleius "Africanus"

Translated by

William Adlington

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 prologue establishes an audience and a speaker, who defines himself by location, education, and occupation. The narrator journeys to Thessaly on business. On the way, he runs into Aristomenes and an unnamed traveler. The unnamed traveler refuses to believe Aristomenes' story. The narrator scolds the unnamed traveler and tells a short story about a sword swallower. He promises Aristomenes a free lunch if he will retell his tale. The narrator believes Aristomenes' tale and becomes more eager to learn about magic. The narrator arrives at Hypata, where he stays with Milo, a family friend and miser, and his wife Pamphile. Photis, Milo's servant, takes the narrator to the baths, after which the narrator goes to the marketplace. There, he buys some fish and runs into his old friend Pytheas, who is now a magistrate. Pytheas reveals the narrator's name as Lucius. Pytheas says that Lucius overpaid for the fish and humiliates the fish-monger by trampling on the fish. Lucius returns to Milo's house, hungry and empty-handed. Milo asks Lucius about his life, his friends, and his wanderings. Lucius goes to sleep hungry.

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Lucius Apuleius

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1979577471
ISBN 13 
9781979577472
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
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