Apuleius
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Eager to learn the rules of magic, Lucius agrees to participate in a shapeshifting spell that suddenly goes awry, transforming the man into a donkey. His life is abruptly upended as he is attacked, stolen and sold multiple times before finding relief through divine intervention.
Lucius is enamored with witchcraft and begs a woman to transform him into a bird. Unfortunately, she fails, and he is immediately turned into an ass. This leads to a tumultuous...
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The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which Augustine of Hippo referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus), is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel is called Lucius. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, the hometown of Apuleius himself. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity (curiositas) and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. While trying to perform...
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Sabemos poco de la vida de Apuleyo. Nacido en Madauros, en el norte de África, hacia el año 125 d. C., desconocemos su nombre completo y dónde murió. Sí que podemos deducir que tuvo una vida acomodada gracias a su padre y a un matrimonio ventajoso, que le permitió viajar y tener una buena formación retórica y filosófica. Pero, sobre todo, de lo que no hay duda es de que se trata del mayor fabulador latino del siglo II gracias a su única...
4) The Apologia
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The story is based around incident when Apuleius was accused of using magic to gain the attentions and fortune of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near ancient Tripoli, Libya.
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The Metamorphoses, or The Golden Ass, is the only Ancient Roman novel to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel is called Lucius. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, in ancient Algeria, the hometown of Apuleius himself. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. While trying to perform a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed...
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This tale of a man who, when tinkering with magic, becomes changed into an ass is one of the most entertaining and remarkable stories from classic Latin literature. It is funny, bawdy and completely approachable - but also shows life from the point of view of a beast of burden in the Roman Empire of the second century CE.
Lucius is an active young man enjoying life - and the favours of an attentive maid, one Fotis - when the temptation to experiment...
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Die bezaubernde Königstochter Psyche, deren Anmut selbst die Schönheit der Göttin Venus in den Schatten stellt, liebt den geflügelten Gott Amor. Als sich Venus zwischen die beiden stellt, muss Psyche über sich hinauswachsen, um ihre Liebe zu Amor zu retten ... Eine der schönsten Erzählungen der griechischen Antike über zerstörerische Neugier, Vergebung und die grenzenlose Macht der Liebe.