The Golden Ass

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The Golden Ass
Folio Society
Literature

The Golden Ass

Lucius Apuleius
Edition year 1960
Binding parchment
Illustrator Michael Ayrton
Translator Robert Graves
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 208
Dimensions 25.4 × 15.8 cm

Edition details

Transformation of Lucius, The or The Golden Ass by Lucius Apuleius. Translated by Robert Graves. 9 two-colour lithographs by Michael Ayrton. Design printed endleaves. Bound in cream vegetable parchment with a gilt and brown blocked design. Brown slipcase. 208pp. 25.4x15.8cm.

About the book

In Apuleius's The Golden Ass, curiosity about magic has disastrous consequences when Lucius is transformed into a donkey. Still able to think and understand as a man, he passes through the hands of robbers, labourers and performers, witnessing cruelty, deception and unexpected kindness. Stories told along the way include the tale of Cupid and Psyche. This surviving novel from ancient Rome combines bawdy comedy, adventure and religious transformation, following its unfortunate hero towards the possibility of rescue through the goddess Isis.

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