The golden ass
By: Apuleius ; translated by Sarah Ruden
Contributors: Ruden, Sarah
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780300154771
Subjects: Classical Mythology; Metamorphosis; Fiction
Work titles: Metamorphoses
Description: "With accuracy, wit, and intelligence, this remarkable new translation of The Golden Ass breathes new life into Apuleius's classic work. Sarah Ruden, a lyric poet as well as a highly respected translator, skillfully duplicates the verbal high jinks of Apuleius's ever-popular novel. It tells the story of Lucius, a curious and silly young man, who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft. Doomed to wander from region to region and mistreated by a series of deporable owners, Lucius at last is restored to human form with the help of the goddess Isis. In a translation that is the most faithful and the most entertaining to date, Ruden reveals to modern readers the vivid, farcical ingenuity of Apuleius's style."--Inside jacket flap.