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The Golden Ass is the only surviving work of literature from the ancient Greco-Roman world to examine, from a first-hand perspective, the abhorrent condition of the lower classes. Yet despite its serious subject matter, the novel remains imaginative, witty, and often sexually explicit.
- Apuleius
- 1822
Psyche, in classical mythology, princess of outstanding beauty who aroused Venus’ jealousy and Cupid’s love. The fullest version of the tale is that told by the 2nd-century- ad Latin author Apuleius in his Metamorphoses, Books IV–VI ( The Golden Ass ).
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Sep 12, 2015 · Written towards the end of the second century AD, The Golden Ass tells the story of the many adventures of a young man whose fascination with witchcraft leads him to be transformed into a donkey.
Dec 27, 2022 · The Golden Ass is an adaptation of a now lost Greek work called Lucius, or the Ass by Lucius of Patrae. Although entirely lost to us, the original story also focuses on a man transformed into an ass and the trials he must face to transform back.
The Golden Ass. Apuleius, Jack Lindsay (Translator, introduction), Claudio Annaratone (translator) 3.86. 15,741 ratings1,163 reviews. An enchanting story that has inspired generations of writers, including Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Cervantes and Keats.
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THE GOLDEN ASS APULEIUS (we do not know his other names) was born about AD 125 in Madaura or Madauros, a Roman colony in North Africa, now Mdaourouch in Algeria. His father, from whom he inherited a substantial fortune, was one of the two chief magistrates (duouiri) of the city. For his education Apuleius was sent first to Carthage, the capital ...
The Golden Ass was a major influence on Augustine of Hippo, who was also from a Roman province in Northern Africa and whose Confessions was a landmark of both religious writing and autobiography. Additionally, The Golden Ass is often credited as either an early example of or a predecessor to the picaresque novel.
