The Golden Ass
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Golden Ass — formally known as Metamorphoses — stands as the only Latin novel to have survived in its entirety from antiquity, a testament to its enduring literary power. Written by the North African philosopher and rhetorician Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, it chronicles the misadventures of Lucius, a young Roman whose insatiable curiosity about magic leads him to be accidentally transformed into a donkey. Picaresque and richly layered, the narrative carries Lucius through a riotous series of escapades involving thieves, witches, priests, and lustful matrons, all observed with the sharp, satirical eye of an ass. Embedded within the broader tale is the celebrated myth of Cupid and Psyche, one of the most influential love stories in Western literature. This edition presents a modernised version of the famous William Adlington translation of 1566, edited with a new introduction by Harry C. Schnur, making this ancient masterpiece accessible to a contemporary readership.
Author: Apuleius
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Collier Books
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Golden Ass — formally known as Metamorphoses — stands as the only Latin novel to have survived in its entirety from antiquity, a testament to its enduring literary power. Written by the North African philosopher and rhetorician Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, it chronicles the misadventures of Lucius, a young Roman whose insatiable curiosity about magic leads him to be accidentally transformed into a donkey. Picaresque and richly layered, the narrative carries Lucius through a riotous series of escapades involving thieves, witches, priests, and lustful matrons, all observed with the sharp, satirical eye of an ass. Embedded within the broader tale is the celebrated myth of Cupid and Psyche, one of the most influential love stories in Western literature. This edition presents a modernised version of the famous William Adlington translation of 1566, edited with a new introduction by Harry C. Schnur, making this ancient masterpiece accessible to a contemporary readership.