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(3.85) | 230 | Apuleius's Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel--the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived from antiquity. It tells the story of the hero Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic results in his transformation into an ass. Aftersuffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately returned to human shape by the kindness of the goddess Isis. Simultaneously a blend of romantic adventure, fable, and religious testament, The Golden Ass is one of the truly seminal works of European literature, of intrinsic interest asa novel in its own right, and one of the earliest examples of the picaresque. This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, while reproducing all the exuberance of the original.… (more) |
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The world grows stranger as we stare,
with vortices of maddening change.
How understand what we unbare
as through the ragged scene we range?
When transformations mock control
and the split atom is our all,
what monstrous faces crowd the soul.
The seed's corrupted by our fa.
It seems that Apuleius guessed
the curious things that happen when
the gap is widening betwixt
reality and the minds of men.
Now Isis cannot save us; yet
the answer's truly here explained:
redemption from the faceless threat,
and earth regained.
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TO RANDALL SINGLER | |
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Business directed me into Thessaly. We generally know little of the life of an ancient author if he did not happen to play some part in the political scene. (Introduction) In this Milesian Tale, reader, I shall string together a medley of stories, and titillate your agreeable ears with a merrily whispered narrative, if you will not refuse to scan this Egyptian paper written with a subtle pen of Nilotic reeds. (Preface) | |
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Cupid and Psyche (I)
'Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had three very beautiful daughters.' Now Cupid being more and more in love with Psyche, and fearing the sudden austerity of his mother, returned again to his tricks, and did pierce on swift wings into the heavens, and arrived before Jupiter to declare his cause: then Jupiter alter that he had eftsoons embraced his dear relation and kissed his hand, began to say in this manner:
‘O my lord and son, although thou hast not given due reverence and honour unto me as thou oughtest to do, but hast rather soiled and wounded this my breast (whereby the laws and order of the elements and planets be disposed) with continual assaults of terrene luxury and against all laws, yea even the Julian law, and the utility of the public weal, hurting my fame and name by wicked adulteries, and transforming my divine beauty into serpents, fire, savage beasts, birds, and bulls. Howbeit remembering my modesty, and that I have nourished thee with mine own proper hands, I will do and accomplish all thy desire. But still thou shouldest beware of spiteful and envious persons, and if there be any excellent maiden of comely beauty in the world, remember yet the benefit which I shall shew unto thee, by recompense of her love towards me again.’ | |
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Talking with myself in this strain I re-entered the house. I found neither Hipparchus nor his wife at home, but Palaestra was busy at the stove preparing our supper and I at once addressed her: 'Lovely Palaestra, how prettily you bend and wriggle your hips as you stir the post. Your Sinuous motions send a shiver down my spine. He'll be a lucky man whom you allow to stick his fingers into your stew ...' (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In addition, to enable me to mingle with the throng of devotees and duly serve his mysteries, he appointed me a member of the College of Pastophori - and more, one of the five-yearly decurions; and so, with tonsured crown, I set about joyfully executing my duties in that most ancient society (which had been founded in the period of Sylla), not shading or hiding my baldness but freely exposing it wherever I went. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The mocking scepticism of the author is merged with a deep and reverential love for life; and his odd style is so closely linked with his love, his eager curiosity, that it refuses to seem precious or obscure. (Introduction) (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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This is TRANSLATIONS of Apuleius' Metamorphoses (theGolden Ass). Do not combine editions including Latin texts or other works by Apuleius. This is the LATIN edition of Apuleius' Metamorphoseon Libri XI (the Golden Ass). Do not combine it with translations into other languages (Classical Languages rule), or Latin editions of Apuleius' Opera (Collected Works). BUR classici greci e latini include Latin or Greek text + Italian translation. Do not combine with translations without the Latin! | |
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▾Book descriptions Apuleius's Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel--the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived from antiquity. It tells the story of the hero Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex and magic results in his transformation into an ass. Aftersuffering a series of trials and humiliations, he is ultimately returned to human shape by the kindness of the goddess Isis. Simultaneously a blend of romantic adventure, fable, and religious testament, The Golden Ass is one of the truly seminal works of European literature, of intrinsic interest asa novel in its own right, and one of the earliest examples of the picaresque. This new translation is at once faithful to the meaning of the Latin, while reproducing all the exuberance of the original. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Apuleio, africano di Madaura, fu fondamentalmente estraneo alla cultura latina tradizionale ed è anche l'autore latino più sperimentale, sia nell'opera che nella vita. Roma per lui fu soltanto una tappa del suo continuo peregrinare. Superiore a tutti nell'arte del 'pasticcio' linguistico e stilistico, con "L'asino d'oro" scrive un'opera che suscita ancora perplessità per la sua composizione. Il narratore è Lucio che narra la sua trasformazione in asino e che alla fine del romanzo ritornerà persona, quando riuscirà a divorare una corona di rose portata in corteo da un sacerdote di Iside.
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