Name: The Golden Ass. by Apuleius (en Inglés)
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Author: Lucius Africanus Apuleius

portada The Golden Ass. by Apuleius (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Culturea

Autor

Lucius Africanus Apuleius

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

312

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21x14.8x1.7 cm

ISBN13

9791043144127

The Golden Ass. by Apuleius (en Inglés)

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In The Golden Ass, or Metamorphoses, Lucian is on a business trip to Greece when his curiosity gets the best of him and he finds himself accidentally transformed into a donkey. He then narrates his provincial odyssey in a world where old gods rule, myth informs life, Fortune is fickle, Thessalian witches are puissant, and a curious man seeking to learn their craft might well lament making an ass of himself.Apuleius was a second-century speaker and writer born in present-day Algeria who authors, narrates, and is the subject of this bawdy, picaresque, quasi-autobiographical story. He himself traveled extensively, studied philosophy, was initiated into mystery cults, and became a priest. He was also tried for witchcraft, accused of having betrothed his wife Pudentilla by charms other than those of his personality.The novel was translated into "Tudor prose" by Adlington in 1566 during the "golden age of translation," and it was this version that was read by Shakespeare and influenced his work. The novel contains many digression, mythological references, and inset stories, the most significant being the story of Cupid and Psyche.This is the only complete Latin novel from antiquity that has survived to the present day, and has been called "a beginning of modern literature." The Latin original was the one read by Augustine of Hippo who adapted Apuleius' confessional style in his own writing-he even responded to Apuleius directly in his own philosophy. In its theology, The Golden Ass embodies an inclusive monotheism. From Kafka, to Pinocchio, to the motion picture The Fly, the influence of Apuleius and his Metamorphoses continues to be felt.