The Golden Ass [electronic resource]
Apuleius1998
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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. The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to
owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform
lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell
and Lucius is initiated into her cult. Apuleius' enchanting story has inspired
generations of writers such as Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Cervantes and Keats with
its dazzling combination of allegory, satire, bawdiness and sheer exuberance,
and remains the most continuously and accessibly amusing book to have survived
from Classical antiquity.
Main title:
The Golden Ass [electronic resource] / Apuleius
Author:
Apuleius, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 1998
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141904504
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
429413
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |