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The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius)

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The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius)

By Lucius Apuleius

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The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius)

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Apuleius (c. 125-c. 180) was a student of Platonist philosophy and Latin prose writer who produced the novel "Metamorphoses", more popularly known as "The Golden Ass". This work is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. Adapted from an earlier Greek story, "The Golden Ass" tells of the adventures of Lucius, a young man who is obsessed with magic. In attempting to perform a spell, Lucius inadvertently transforms himself into an ass. His long and arduous journey is ornately illustrated by Apuleius' witty, imaginative, and often explicit language, in a series of subplots that carry the reader through to Lucius' salvation by the goddess Isis. These include the stories of Cupid and Psyche, Aristomenes, Thelyphron and others. The novel reflects Apuleius' own fascination with magic and the occult, and although comical at times, contains very serious messages about impiety towards the gods, and the risks of tampering with the supernatural.

Magic Mythological World Supernatural Journey Adventure Gods & Mortals Folklore Redemption Psychological

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GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Horror

Length8 hrs 18 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateAug 20, 2013

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Dedication

31THE SEVENTH BOOKE

2The Life of Lucius Apuleius Briefly Described

32THE TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTER

3The Preface of the Author To His Sonne, Faustinus

33THE TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTER

4THE FIRST BOOKE

34THE TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTER

5THE FIRST CHAPTER

35THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER

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6THE SECOND CHAPTER

36THE TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER

7THE THIRD CHAPTER

37THE TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTER

8THE FOURTH CHAPTER

38THE THIRTIETH CHAPTER

9THE FIFTH CHAPTER

39THE THIRTY-FIRST CHAPTER

10THE SIXTH CHAPTER

40THE EIGHTH BOOKE

11THE SEVENTH CHAPTER

41THE THIRTY-SECOND CHAPTER

12THE SECOND BOOKE

42THE THIRTY-THIRD CHAPTER

13THE EIGHTH CHAPTER

43THE THIRTY-FOURTH CHAPTER

14THE NINTH CHAPTER

44THE THIRTY-FIFTH CHAPTER

15THE TENTH CHAPTER

45THE THIRTY-SIXTH CHAPTER

16THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER

46THE NINTH BOOKE

17THE THIRD BOOKE

47THE THIRTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER

18THE TWELFTH CHAPTER

48THE THIRTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER

19THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER

49THE THIRTY-NINTH CHAPTER

20THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER

50THE FORTIETH CHAPTER

21THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER

51THE FORTY-FIRST CHAPTER

22THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER

52THE FORTY-SECOND CHAPTER

23THE SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER

53THE FORTY-THIRD CHAPTER

24THE FOURTH BOOKE

54THE TENTH BOOKE

25THE EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER

55THE FORTY-FOURTH CHAPTER

26THE NINETEENTH CHAPTER

56THE FORTY-FIFTH CHAPTER

27THE TWENTIETH CHAPTER

57THE FORTY-SIXTH CHAPTER

28THE TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTER

58THE ELEVENTH BOOKE

29THE MARRIAGE OF CUPID AND PSYCHES: THE TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTER

59THE FORTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER

30THE SIXTH BOOKE: THE TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTER

60THE FORTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER

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