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THE GOLDEN ASS
by Apuleius; Jack Lindsay (Trans. )
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0253200369
- ISBN 13
- 9780253200365
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Indiana University Press. Good+. 1962. Softcover. 0253200369 . Minor pencilling and pen notes to a few pages. Foxing to textblock. Creasing to spine. ; Indiana University Greek and Latin Classics; 256 pages .
Synopsis
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus), is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel may in fact be the author himself. His first name is revealed to be Lucius; at the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, the hometown of Apuleius himself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27308
- Title
- THE GOLDEN ASS
- Author
- Apuleius; Jack Lindsay (Trans. )
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0253200369
- ISBN 13
- 9780253200365
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, Indiana, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- 0253200369, Apuleius, Latin Literature, Translation
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