The Golden Asse: A Roman Tale of Transformation
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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A young man dabbling in Thessalian witchcraft is turned into a donkey and passes from owner to owner — bandits, a baker's wife, a market gardener — hearing everything humans say in front of an animal, until a goddess takes pity. Apuleius was himself tried for using magic to win a rich widow, and won the case; the tale of Cupid and Psyche sits at the center of the only Latin novel to survive entire. Fifty-six plates by painters including Panini and Apollonio di Giovanni carry the Roman world of temples, processions and imperial intrigue that surrounds Lucius on his travels.
A young man dabbling in Thessalian witchcraft is turned into a donkey and passes from owner to owner — bandits, a baker's wife, a market gardener — hearing everything humans say in front of an animal, until a goddess takes pity. Apuleius was himself tried for using magic to win a rich widow, and ...
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Apuleius (died c. 170 CE) was a Numidian philosopher and rhetorician who wrote in Latin. He studied in Carthage and Athens, and later lectured in Rome and Carthage. He is known for The Golden Asse, a comic novel and the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety.
Apuleius (died c. 170 CE) was a Numidian philosopher and rhetorician who wrote in Latin. He studied in Carthage and Athens, and later lectured in Rome and Carthage. He is known for The Golden Asse, a comic novel and the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety.
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