The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. It tells the story of Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic result in his transformation into an ass. After suffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately transformed back into human shape by the kindness of the Goddess Isis.
Blending romantic adventure, fable, and religious testament, The Golden Ass is one of the truly seminal books of European literature, of intrinsic interest as a novel in its own right, and one of the earliest examples of the picaresque. This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, whilst reproducing all the exuberant gaiety of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
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| ISBN: | 9780199540556 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2008 |
| Author: | Apuleius, P G Walsh |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Classic fiction: general and literary Ancient, classical and medieval texts Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales |
The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. It tells the story of Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic result in his transformation into an ass.
The Golden Ass features in the following genres: Literary essays, Classic fiction: general and literary, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
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The Golden Ass was written by Apuleius, P G Walsh and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
The Golden Ass has 277 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford World's Classics series
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