THE GOLDEN ASS
by Apuleius
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0140435905
- ISBN 13
- 9780140435900
- Seller
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1998. 1998 Apuleius THE GOLDEN ASS Translated EJ Kenney Penguin Books, c1998 268pp, index 8vo Uncreased spine, fine trade paperback.
Synopsis
The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus), is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel may in fact be the author himself. His first name is revealed to be Lucius at the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, the hometown of Apuleius himself.
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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12277
- Title
- THE GOLDEN ASS
- Author
- Apuleius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140435905
- ISBN 13
- 9780140435900
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
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