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The transformations of Lucius, otherwise known as the golden ass / a new translation by Robert Graves from Apuleius.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.

Apuleius -- Translations into English.

9780374531812 (trade pbk.)

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xxii, 293 p. ; 21 cm.

Translation originally published 1951. Copyright renewed 1979.

Lucius Apuleius, a young man of good parentage, takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly turns him into an ass. How Lucius responds to his new misfortune, and ultimately finds a way to become human again, makes for a funny and fascinating tale. The Metamorphosis of Apuleius, referred to by St. Augustine as The Golden Ass, is the oldest novel written in Latin to survive in its entirety. Originally written by Lucius of Patrae, this translation by Robert Graves highlights the ribald humor and vivid sense of adventure present in the original. Providing a rare window in to the daily lives of regular people in ancient Greece, Robert Graves' translation of this classic tale is at once hilarious, informative, and captivating.

Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.

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