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The Golden Ass - Apuleius, Jack Lindsay
The Golden Ass
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A frank and vivid modern version of one of the most diverting of all classics. Lindsay’s translation captures the genuine flavor, sharp dialogue, outrageous humor, racy delight and subtle style of Apuleius’ sophisticated masterpiece.
A frank and vivid modern version of one of the most diverting of all classics. Lindsay’s translation captures the genuine flavor, sharp dialogue, outrageous humor, racy delight and subtle style of Apuleius’ sophisticated masterpiece.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780253200365 (0253200369)
ASIN: 253200369
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Adventure, Classics, Novels, Humor, Humanities, Literature, Roman, Ancient, Mythology, Classical Studies
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it
2.5 The Golden Ass by Apuleius
text The Golden Ass by Apuleius
'The Golden Ass' is one of the earliest intact novels. Along with the more fragmentary 'Satyricon' it is our only significant window into Latin literary prose. The two have very different styles and being the only survivors of a vast canon I can only imagine what was lost and its hard to judge if th...
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Literary Ames
Literary Ames rated it
4.0 The Golden Ass: Or Metamorphoses by Lucius Apuleius
url The Golden Ass: Or Metamorphoses by Lucius Apuleius
Bestiality. Kidnapping. Mugging. Ye olde carjacking. Burglary. Assault. Murder. Female paedophiles. Incest. Male rape. Adultery. Animal cruelty. Serial killers in the making. Poisonings.Homosexual priest gangbangs. Shapeshifting. Gods and goddesses. The Seven Deadly Sins. Evil mother-in-laws. Drama....
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Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it
4.0 The Golden Ass
text The Golden Ass
There are later books than this one that are given as candidates for the first novel, but why anyone would not think that this book is not a novel I can't imagine. It is essentially a picaresque with the main character being turned into an ass and then propelled from one humorously perilous situati...
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Maggie the Ranter
Maggie the Ranter rated it
3.0
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Quite a different read!We follow the adventures of Lucius after he is turned into a Golden Asse....many moralistic tales written in Middle English.
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Book Trauma
Book Trauma rated it
5.0
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I'll admit it. I like Robert Graves translations. I think it's because he manages to keep any humour found in them rather then make them just dry translations.If you have no sense of the absurd this book is not for you. Go read the Iliad. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the Iliad. I did! I'm just sayi...
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