The Protean Ass : the Metamorphoses of Apuleius from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

The Protean Ass provides the most comprehensive account (in any language) of the reception of The Golden Ass (or Metamorphoses) of Apuleius, the only work of Latin prose fiction worthy of the name of 'novel' to survive intact from the ancient world. Apuleius' second-century account of...

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Main Author:	Carver, Robert H. F.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2007.
Series:	Oxford classical monographs.
Subjects:	Apuleius. > Metamorphoses. Apuleius > Appreciation. Apuleius Metamorphoses (Apuleius) Mythology, Classical, in literature. Metamorphosis in literature. Mythologie ancienne dans la littérature. Métamorphose (Biologie) dans la littérature. Ancient & Classical. Renaissance. Art appreciation Metamorphosis in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature Electronic books.
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Summary:	The Protean Ass provides the most comprehensive account (in any language) of the reception of The Golden Ass (or Metamorphoses) of Apuleius, the only work of Latin prose fiction worthy of the name of 'novel' to survive intact from the ancient world. Apuleius' second-century account of the curious young man who is changed into a donkey following an affair with a witch's slave-girl, and undergoes a series of adventures (involving robbery, adultery, buggery, and bestiality) before a divine vision transforms him into a disciple of the goddess Isis, has delighted, perplexed, and inspired readers as.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (568 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191527234 0191527238 9780191712357 0191712353 9780199217861 0199217866