Apuleio fu uno scrittore di prosa in latino la cui vita si svolse sotto l'Impero Romano. Di origine berbera, si immerse profondamente nella filosofia platonica, viaggiò ampiamente e fu iniziato a vari culti misterici. Il suo momento più famoso riguardò un'arguta e brillante difesa che pronunciò davanti a un proconsole e magistrati, dove affrontò accuse di usare la magia per conquistare gli affetti e la fortuna di una ricca vedova. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da profondità intellettuale e narrazione vivida, riflettendo una mente plasmata da diverse esperienze e indagine filosofica.
Apuleius (born ca. 125 AD), one of the great stylists of Latin literature, was a prominent figure in Roman Africa best known for his picaresque novel Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass. This edition, new to the Loeb Classical Library, contains Apuleius' other surviving works that are considered genuine.
Peter Singer has breathed new life into Apuleius's The Golden Ass-a hilarious, bawdy tale and one of the earliest novels-accentuating its remarkable empathy for animals.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections such as marks or flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote cultural literature by providing an affordable, high-quality edition that remains true to the original text.
Is Cupid and Psyche a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This book provides a translation of this best known section of Apuleius' Golden Ass.
This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, an introduction and a commentary.
A classic tale of love and adventure from ancient Rome. Cupid, the god of love, falls in love with the beautiful Psyche and marries her in secret. But when Psyche is discovered by jealous rivals, she is forced to undertake a series of impossible tasks to prove her worth and win back her husband's love.