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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Eager to learn the rules of magic, Lucius agrees to participate in
a shapeshifting spell that suddenly goes awry, transforming the man
into a donkey. His life is abruptly upended as he is attacked,
stolen and sold multiple times before finding relief through divine
intervention. Lucius is enamored with witchcraft and begs a woman
to transform him into a bird. Unfortunately, she fails, and he is
immediately turned into an ass. This leads to a tumultuous journey
that takes Lucius away from his friends and puts him into the hands
of strangers. He is sold by thieves, cooks and farmers, forced to
engage in strange and laborious tasks. With each owner comes a
different set of obstacles and inevitable misunderstandings. A rare
text stemming from Roman antiquity, The Golden Ass is infused with
mythological elements. The story covers a wide range of topics from
witchcraft to adultery and murder. This expansive narrative has
enough twists to keep any reader on the edge of their seat. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of The Golden Ass is both modern and readable.
The story of "The Golden Ass "is that of Lucius Apuleius, a young
man of good birth who encountered many strange adventures while
disporting himself along the roads to Thessaly. Not the least of
these occurred when Apuleius offended a priestess of the White
Goddess, who turned him into an ass. The tale of how Apuleius dealt
with this misfortune and eventually resumed human form is conveyed
by Robert Graves in modern English that is infused with a bawdy wit
and sense of adventure that is "itself a small masterpiece of
twentieth-century prose" (Kenneth Rexroth, "Saturday
Review").
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The Golden Ass (Paperback)
Apuleius; Edited by Peter Singer; Translated by Ellen Finkelpearl; Illustrated by Anna And Varvara Kendel
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R357
Discovery Miles 3 570
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Apuleius's The Golden Ass, one of a handful of extant ancient
novels, remains relatively unknown. Peter Singer, the renowned
philosopher and author of the modern classic Animal Liberation,
remedies this neglect, bringing the comic tale back to the wider
reading public. With a version stripped of the many tales
extraneous to the main narrative, Singer exposes the core of the
text: the adventures of the man-turned-animal, Lucius. Singer has
teamed with Apuleius scholar and translator Ellen Finkelpearl to
create a delightful rollicking story in which we follow the
adventures of this cocky young man transformed into a donkey,
through his travails, erotic adventures and enlightenment. With
Singer's vision, superbly illustrated by prize-winning artists Anya
and and Varya Kendel, this newly rendered canonical work is bound
to be enjoyed by anyone who cares about human and animal life.
Afterwords by Singer and Finkelpearl assess the significance of The
Golden Ass for our thoughts about animals, ancient and modern.
Eager to learn the rules of magic, Lucius agrees to participate in
a shapeshifting spell that suddenly goes awry, transforming the man
into a donkey. His life is abruptly upended as he is attacked,
stolen and sold multiple times before finding relief through divine
intervention. Lucius is enamored with witchcraft and begs a woman
to transform him into a bird. Unfortunately, she fails, and he is
immediately turned into an ass. This leads to a tumultuous journey
that takes Lucius away from his friends and puts him into the hands
of strangers. He is sold by thieves, cooks and farmers, forced to
engage in strange and laborious tasks. With each owner comes a
different set of obstacles and inevitable misunderstandings. A rare
text stemming from Roman antiquity, The Golden Ass is infused with
mythological elements. The story covers a wide range of topics from
witchcraft to adultery and murder. This expansive narrative has
enough twists to keep any reader on the edge of their seat. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of The Golden Ass is both modern and readable.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit
alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe
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di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle
(University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of
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Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.
Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit
alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe
griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur
Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben
werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die
wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team
anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore
di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle
(University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of
California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova)
Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen)
Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael
D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard
University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke
wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der
Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als
eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als
eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen
moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird,
schreiben Sie uns an: [email protected] Samtliche in
der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer
Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.
The Bibliotheca Teubneriana, established in 1849, has evolved into
the world's most venerable and extensive series of editions of
Greek and Latin literature, ranging from classical to Neo-Latin
texts. Some 4-5 new editions are published every year. A team of
renowned scholars in the field of Classical Philology acts as
advisory board: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di
Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University
of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California,
Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther
Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Dirk Obbink
(University of Oxford) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians
Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge)
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In the "Metamorphoses" of ApuleiusThe Golden Ass," we have the only
Latin novel which survives entire. It is truly enchanting: a
delightful romance combining realism and magic.
The hero, Lucius, eager to experience the sensations of a bird,
resorts to witchcraft but by an unfortunate pharmaceutical error
finds himself transformed into an ass. He knows he can revert to
his own body by eating rose-petals, but these prove singularly
elusive; and the bulk of the work describes his adventures as an
animal. He also retails many stories that he overheard, the most
charming being that of Cupid and Psyche (beginning, in true
fairy-tale fashion, '"Erant in quadam civitate rex et regina"').
Some of the stories are as indecent as they are witty, and two in
the ninth book were deemed by Boccaccio worthy of inclusion in the
"Decameron." At last the goddess Isis takes pity on Lucius. In a
surprising denouement, he is restored to human shape and, now
spiritually regenerated, is initiated into her mysteries. The
author's baroque Latin style nicely matches his fantastic narrative
and is guaranteed to hold a reader's attention from beginning to
end.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Apuleius is in two
volumes.
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