The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety.It tells the story of Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic result in his...
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The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety.It tells the story of Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic result in his transformation into an ass. After suffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately transformed back into human shape by the kindness of the Goddess Isis.This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, whilst reproducing all the exuberant gaiety of the original. Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Map of Greece -- Introduction -- Select Bibliography -- THE GOLDEN ASS -- Explanatory Notes -- Index and Glossary of Names.
