"Donkeys get little enough respect, and to have been made the
subject of a comic novel has done little for their reputation or
for that of the author, Apuleius. Julia Haig Gaisser follows
Apuleius and his donkey through a journey of many centuries--a
journey as remarkable as the one recounted in the novel. She is
wise, witty, learned, and sharp-eyed: the perfect guide."--James J.
O'Donnell, Georgetown University
"This is a terrific book. Julia Gaisser follows the fortunes of
the Roman sophist Apuleius and his masterpiece, the "Golden Ass,"
in the centuries after the author's death. Through a richly learned
and imaginative inquiry, she shows us how the text itself survived,
first in manuscript and then in print, how scholars tried to
understand it, and how it sparked the curiosity and creativity of
philosophers, imaginative writers, and artists working in radically
different times and contexts. Meticulous in its scholarship,
interdisciplinary in its method, and encyclopedic in its erudition,
this study can serve as a model for anyone tracing the afterlife of
an ancient or modern author."--Anthony T. Grafton, Princeton
University
"Gaisser undertakes a comprehensive review of the fortunes of
Apuleius' famous Latin novel about a man who is transformed into a
donkey. She deploys with elegance and wit her research on the
reception of this work from antiquity to the renaissance. Her
attention to visual representations of Apuleian episodes is
particularly welcome."--Glen W. Bowersock, professor emeritus,
Institute for Advanced Study
"This is a superb piece of scholarship that will energize the
readership of the "Golden Ass," It gathers and analyzes information
that has been hidden fordecades in a labyrinth of German, French,
and Italian manuscripts, libraries, and journals. It will transform
what kind of readings we can perform on the "Golden Ass" by
providing a rich and accurate source for reception theory and
intertextual studies."--Benjamin Lee, Oberlin College
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