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Author : Apuleius
Release : 1950
Genre : Cupid and Psyche (Tale)
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Book Synopsis The Transformations of Lucius by : Apuleius
Download or read book The Transformations of Lucius written by Apuleius. This book was released on 1950. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous novel about a man who magically turns into a donkey.
Author : Robert Graves
Release : 2014-03-06
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 756/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Golden Ass by : Robert Graves
Download or read book The Golden Ass written by Robert Graves. This book was released on 2014-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated from the Latin by the poet and author of I, Claudius, this ancient Roman novel follows the many adventures of a man who transforms into an ass. Driven by his all-consuming curiosity, a young man of good parentage named Lucius Apuleius takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly turns him into an ass. How Lucius responds to his new misfortune, and ultimately finds a way to become human again, makes for a funny and fascinating tale. The Metamorphosis of Apuleius, referred to by St. Augustine as The Golden Ass, is the oldest novel written in Latin to survive in its entirety. Originally written by Lucius of Patrae, this translation by Robert Graves highlights the ribald humor and vivid sense of adventure present in the original. Providing a rare window into the daily lives of regular people in ancient Greece, Robert Graves’s translation of this classic tale is at once hilarious, informative, and captivating.
Author : Apuleius
Release : 1951
Genre : Cupid and Psyche (Tale)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 322/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Transformations of Lucius by : Apuleius
Download or read book The Transformations of Lucius written by Apuleius. This book was released on 1951. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and bawdy wit." -- Google Books viewed January 11, 2021.
Author : Lucius Apuleius
Release : 2017-12-06
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 324/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis THE GOLDEN ASS by : Lucius Apuleius
Download or read book THE GOLDEN ASS written by Lucius Apuleius. This book was released on 2017-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Golden Ass" or "The Metamorphoses" is the only Latin novel by Apuleius to survive in its entirety. Adapted from an earlier Greek story, "The Golden Ass" tells of the adventures of Lucius, a young man who is obsessed with magic. In attempting to perform a spell, Lucius inadvertently transforms himself into an ass. His long and arduous journey is ornately illustrated by Apuleius' witty, imaginative, and often explicit language, in a series of subplots that carry the reader through to Lucius' salvation by the goddess Isis. These include the stories of Cupid and Psyche, Aristomenes, Thelyphron and others. The novel reflects Apuleius' own fascination with magic and the occult, and although comical at times, contains very serious messages about impiety towards the gods, and the risks of tampering with the supernatural. Apuleius (c. 125-c. 180) was a student of Platonist philosophy and Latin prose writer.
Author : Apuleius
Release : 1915
Genre : Latin fiction
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Golden Ass by : Apuleius
Download or read book The Golden Ass written by Apuleius. This book was released on 1915. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
