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Golden Ass

Apuleius

Curious about magic, Lucius accidentally transforms himself into an ass, which leads to a long train of events until the goddess Isis, restores him to human form. The tale includes 7 inset stories as well as Lucius' own adventures which begin when he is stolen, set to work as an ass by hard masters, beaten, and sent to die, rescued, and more.

GenresFictionClassicsHistoricalAncientLiterary

254 pages, 3 editions

English edition · First published 1962 by Indiana University Press · ISBN 9780253200365

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Editions

3 editions

English

  • Golden Ass · Indiana University Press · 1962 · ISBN 9780253200365 This page
  • The Golden Ass · Digireads.com Publishing · 2019 · ISBN 9781420961485
  • The Golden Ass · Yale University Press · 2013 · ISBN 9780300198140

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