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The Golden Asse
Lucius Apuleius
William Adlington
其他書名
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius
出版
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
, 2017-09-07
主題
Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical
ISBN
1976177057
9781976177057
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=A81uswEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius-which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus)-is the only Ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety.The protagonist of the novel is called Lucius. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, in Numidia, the hometown of Apuleius himself. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity (curiositas) and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. While trying to perform a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed into an ass. This leads to a long journey, literal and metaphorical, filled with in-set tales. He finally finds salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.