Apuleius

Author of The Golden Ass

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About the Author

Apuleius, of African birth, was educated in Carthage and Athens. His most famous work, The Golden Ass (c.150), is the tale of a young philosopher who transformed himself not into a bird as he had expected, but into an ass. After many adventures he was rescued by the goddess Isis. The episode of show more "Cupid and Psyche," told with consummate grace, is the most celebrated section. This romance of the declining Empire influenced the novels of Boccaccio, Cervantes, Fielding (see Vol. 1), and Smollett (see Vol. 1); Heywood used the theme for a drama and William Morris (see Vol. 1) used some of the material in The Earthly Paradise. Robert Graves's "translation abandons the aureate Latinity of Apuleius for a dry, sharp, plain style---which is itself a small masterpiece of twentieth-century prose" (Kenneth Rexroth, SR SR). The new translation by John Arthur Hanson is authoritative. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Apuleius

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The Golden Ass (0158) 5,089 copies, 78 reviews

Cupid and Psyche (0002) — Author — 535 copies, 6 reviews

Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), I: Books 1-6 (Loeb Classical Library No. 44N) (1989) 188 copies, 5 reviews

Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), Volume II, Books 7-11 (Loeb Classical Library No. 453) (0170) 127 copies, 6 reviews

Apology (1988) 76 copies

Metamorphoseon libri XI [Latin text] (1992) 67 copies, 1 review

The God of Socrates (1984) 53 copies, 2 reviews

Cupid and Psyche: An Adaptation from The Golden Ass of Apuleius (1976) 52 copies

Apology ; Florida (1970) 44 copies, 2 reviews

Apologia. Florida. De Deo Socratis (Loeb Classical Library) (2017) 19 copies, 2 reviews

Pro se de magia : apologia (1983) 18 copies

Apuleius: Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader (Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers) (2009) 15 copies

Eros e Psiquê (2000) 14 copies

Florida (1993) 13 copies

Das Märchen von Amor und Psyche (1978) — Author — 13 copies

Florida ; The god of Socrates (1994) 10 copies

The Works of Apuleius: Comprising the Metamorphoses, or Golden Ass, the God of Socrates, the Florida, and His Defence,… (2010) 9 copies

The Golden Ass ; Apology (2007) 8 copies

L'ase d'or, Les metamorfosis (II) (1931) 8 copies

Les Metamorfosis (2010) 8 copies

Apuleius: Rhetorical Works (2001) 8 copies

The Isis-book : (Metamorphoses, book XI) (1975) 7 copies

Amor und Psyche lateinisch und deutsch (1987) — Author — 7 copies

Apuleius' " Golden Ass " , Or, the " Metamorphosis " : And Other Philosophical Writings Viz on the God of Socrates… (1997) 6 copies

The short stories of Apuleius 6 copies, 2 reviews

Metamorphosen oder Der goldne Esel (2018) 6 copies

L'ase d'or, Les metamorfosis (I) (2010) 6 copies

L'ASE D'OR (LES METAMORFOSIS) VOLUM II 6 copies

Opera Quae Supersunt, Vol. III: De Philosophia Libri (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (1991) 6 copies

Der goldene Esel / Daphnis und Chloe. (1980) 5 copies

L. Apuleii Madaurensis philosophi platonici opera, quae extant, omnia 5 copies, 1 review

Opuscules philosophiques: Fragments (2002) 4 copies

Delphi Complete Works of Apuleius with the Golden Ass (Illustrated) (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 43) (2015) 4 copies

Lucius Apuleius: The Golden Asse, Adlington's translation, 1566. T. Petronius Arbiter: The Satyricon,… (1933) 4 copies

Les Metamorfosis. Llibres I-IV. Volum I: L'ase d'or (1929) 4 copies

A New Work by Apuleius: The Lost Third Book of the De Platone: Edited and Translated with an Introduction and… (2016) 4 copies

Pronkpassages 4 copies

METAMORPHOSES T3 L7-11 (1945) 3 copies

Métamorphoses, tome 2, livres IV-VI (2002) 3 copies

Apulei Opera Philosophica / Apuleius Philosophical Works (Oxford Classical Texts) (Latin and Greek Edition) (2020) 3 copies

Cupid and Psyche, and other tales from The golden ass of Apuleius (2010) 3 copies

La favola di Amore e Psiche (Italian Edition) (2020) 3 copies

Les Metamorfosis (2010) 3 copies

℗Le ℗metamorfosi, o L'asino d'oro (2015) 3 copies

Apuleius Madaurensis Metamorphoses, Books Iv, 1-27: Text, Introduction and Commentary (Groningen Commentaries on… (1977) 3 copies

Las metamorfosis o El asno de oro. Volumen I, (Libros 1-3) (2003) 3 copies

De philosophia libri (1991) 3 copies

Der goldene Esel 2 copies

LES METAMORFOSIS I 2 copies, 2 reviews

THE GOLDEN ASS ( the Penguin Classics ) 2 copies

Le metamorfosi-Sulla magia 2 copies

Metamorfoser : eller Den gyllene åsnan (2024) 2 copies

Apulée. Les Métamorphoses : . Tome I Livres I-III. Texte établi par D. S. Robertson,... et traduit par Paul… (1956) 2 copies

Apologia (De Magia) Vol. 2 Fasc. 1 2 copies

O bogu Sokratesa ; O Platonie i jego nauce ; O świecie (2002) 2 copies

Eros e Psiquê - Apuleio (Portuguese Edition) (2020) 2 copies

Başkalaşımlar: Alfa Klasik Altın Eşek (2017) 2 copies

Metamorfosi (L'asino d'oro). Testo latino a fronte 2 copies

Metamorphosen 2 copies

Il demone di Socrate (1992) 2 copies

Opera Quae Supersunt, Vol. II, fasc. 2: Florida (1993) 2 copies

Le metamorfosi o l'asino d'oro 4. ed. (I classici della BUR) 2 copies

Lucii Apulei Madaurensis Apologia, sive, De magia liber ; et, Florida 2 copies

De deo Socratis liber singularis 2 copies

Psyche et Cupido 1 copy

Amore e Psiche-Love and Psyche (2008) 1 copy

Apuleius - Metamorphoses I, II 1 copy

Metamorfosi - Sulla magia 1 copy

Della Magia 1 copy

Le Metamorfosi. Il romanzo di Apollonio re di Tiro 1 copy

Nowele Rzymskie — Contributor — 1 copy

Le metamorfosi. Volume 1 1 copy

Apuleio La metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro volume 2 (1994) 1 copy

L'asino d'oro La magia 1 copy

Die erotischen Abenteuer des Lucius 1 copy

Les Métamorphoses, ou l'ane d'or, / d'Apilée, philosophe platonicien, et le démon de Socrate, traduits en François,… 1 copy

Apuleius: Metamorphoses: Book 1 (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts) (2013) — Author — 1 copy

Apologia czyli W obronie własnej księga o magii 1 copy

Sulla magia 1 copy, 1 review

The transformations of Lucius, otherwise known as "The golden ass" 1 copy

The Golden Asse: William Adlington (2012) 1 copy

Апология, или речь в защиту самого себя от обвинения в магии ;… 1 copy

La batalla del amor contra el deseo: Tres aproximaciones al mito de Eros y Psique (Ensayo) (Spanish Edition) (2014) 1 copy

L. Apuleii Metamorphoseos, siue Lusus asini libri 11. Floridorum 4. De deo Socratis 1. De philosophia 1. Asclepius… 1 copy

Lucii Apuleii Madaurensis Platonici Philosophi Opera: Ad Optimas Editiones Collata : Praemittitur Notitia… (2012) 1 copy

Les Metamorfosi, II 1 copy

The metamorphoses. Latin text, notes, vocabulary / Book 1 1 copy

Apulei Platonici Madaurensis Opera quae supersunt (1907) 1 copy

Cupid and Psyche, etc 1 copy

L. Apuleii opera omnia, ex fide optimorum codicum aut primum aut denuo collatorum recensuit, notas Oudendorpii integras… 1 copy

Metamorfosi. Testo latino a fronte. Ediz. critica: 1 (2019) 1 copy

The metamorphosis of golden ass and philosophical works of Apuleius : translated from the original Latin by Thomas… (1992) 1 copy

L' apologia o la magia 1 copy, 1 review

Apulée 1 copy

"Apologiia, ili rech' v zashchitu samogo sebia ot obvineniia v magii.Metamorfozy v XI knigakh. Floridy," 1 copy

El asno de oro 1 copy, 1 review

The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Cupid and Psyche 1 copy

Favola di Amore e Psiche 1 copy, 1 review

Es asno de oro 1 copy

Obra filosófica (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos nº 397) (2018) 1 copy

Obra Filosófica / Philosophical work (Spanish Edition) (2011) 1 copy

CUPIDO 1 copy

Les metamorfosis, vol. 2 1 copy

Les metamorfosis, vol. 1 1 copy

Les metamorfosis 1 y 2 1 copy

Pro Se de Magia Liber (Apologia) (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana) 1 copy

Les metamorfosis, vol. I (llibres I-V). 1 copy

Măgarul de Aur 1 copy

Les metamorfosis Volum I 1 copy

Metamorfosi: asino d'oro 1 copy

Les Metamorfosis / 1 (llibres 1 - 4) 1 copy, 1 review

Der goldene Esel. Daphnis und Chloe 1 copy

Cupid and Psyche, Partly in the Original and Partly in Translation (1922) 1 copy

Apologie (Apologia); Florides (Florilegio) 1 copy

Opuscules philosophiques et fragments (Opere filosofiche e frammenti) 1 copy

L'asino d'oro, vol. I 1 copy

Metamorfosi. Testo latino a fronte (Vol. 2) (2019) 1 copy

L'asino d'oro, vol. II 1 copy

Amore e psiche (Lezioni d'amore Vol. 18) 1 copy

[Lucii] Apulei [Madaurensis] Opera quae supersunt. Rec. Rudolfus Helm. (Metamorphoseon, Apologia, Florida), vols. 1,… 1 copy

As metamorfoses de um burro de ouro 1 copy

L. Apuleii Madaurensis .̤ Opera quae quidem extant omnia : in primis vero de asino aureo libri XI. cum eruditissimis… 1 copy

Zwarte magie, demonen & andere redevoeringen (2023) 1 copy

The works of Apuleius, comprising the Metamorphoses, or Golden ass, The God of Socrates, The Florida, and his Defence,… 1 copy

Le trasformazioni: Versione di Massimo Bontempelli 1 copy

The Golden Ass. Translated by Jack Lindsay. [Indiana University Greek and Latin Classics] 1 copy

Metamorphosen oder der Goldene Esel (Schriften und Quellen der alten Welt, 1) (German Edition) (1957) 1 copy

The very pleasant & delectable tale of Cupid and Psyche 1 copy

Apuleius: Amor und Psyche. Musaios: Hero und Leander. Urtext mit Übertragung von Herbert Ronge. 1 copy

The Golden Ass (Penguin Classics) by Lucius Apuleius (1950-01-03) Paperback 1 copy

Der goldene esel metamorphoseon libri XI : lateinisch-deutsch (2014) 1 copy

Der Goldene Esel oder Metamorphosen: Lateinisch - deutsch. Mit einer griechisch-deutschen Ausgabe von (Ps.?-)Lukian,… 1 copy

The Golden Ass. Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius. [Loeb Classical Library No. 44] 1 copy

Apuleius. The golden ass, with an Engl. tr. by W. Adlington, revised by S. Gaselee 1 copy

Amor and Psyche; the psychic development of the feminine; a commentary on the tale by Apuleius, by Erich Neumann.… 1 copy

Apuleio La metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro volume 1 (1996) — Author — 1 copy

Das Märchen von Amor und Psyche (1994) — Author — 1 copy

Apuleius III: De Philosophia Libri 1 copy

Der goldene Esel (German Edition) 1 copy

Apuleius II: Pro se de magia liber, apologia 1 copy

Le trasformazioni 1 copy

Amor und Psyche: Ungekürzte Lesung mit Helene Grass (2017) 1 copy

The golden ass; being the Metamophoses of Lucius Apuleius, with an English 1 copy

Apuleii Metamorphoseon libri undecim 1 copy

The Metamorphosis ; or, The Golden Ass ; and Philosophical works ... (Containing the beautiful story of Cupid and… 1 copy

Psyches & Cupidinis Fabula ex Apulei Madaurensis libro in usum scholarum narrata a Susanna Bails (1901) 1 copy

The Short Stories Of Apuleius (1918) (2010) 1 copy

Opera 1 copy

Apulei Platonici Madaurensis Metamorphoseon Libri XI [Metamorphosen = Der goldene Esel] (1912) 1 copy

Qvæ in toto opere continentvr. L. Apuleij Madaurensis, Metamorphoseon siue De asino aureo. Libri XI. Floridorum. Libri… 1 copy

The garland of flowers; composed of Cupid and Psyche, from the Golden ass of Apuleius. Anonymous. And of Odes, chiefly… 1 copy

L. Apulei Madaurensis Opera omnia quae exstant, 1 copy

The Transforming of Lucius Otherwise Known as The Golden Ass 1 copy

L'asino d'oro: le metamorfosi 1 copy

Metamorfozy albo Złoty osioł ; Apologia czyli w obronie własnej Księga o magii (1999) 1 copy

O Asno de Ouro - Apuleio (Portuguese Edition) (2019) 1 copy

Marriage of Cupid & Psyche (2021) 1 copy

The XI. bookes of The golden asse containing the Metamorphosie of Lucius Apuleius interlaced with sundry pleasant and… 1 copy

Başkalaşımlar: Yunan ve Latin Klasikleri (2010) 1 copy

Apulei Amor de Psyche et Cupido 1 copy

The Adventure of the Three Robbers 1 copy

The Very Pleasant & Delectable Tale of Cupid And Psyche translated from the Latin Of Lucius Apuleius 1 copy

L. Apuleii Madaurensis Metamorphoseos libri XI 1 copy

The Excellent Narration of the Marriage of Cupide and Psyches by Lucius Apuleius translated out of Latine into English… 1 copy

Opera quae quidem extant omnia : in primis vero… 1 copy

L'âne d'or d'Apulée: avec Le démon de Socrate 1 copy

Apuleius Madaurensis Platonicus serio castigatus 1 copy

Commentarii a Philippo Beroaldo conditi in Asinum aureum Lucii Apuleii 1 copy

The XI bookes of The golden asses, containing the Metamorphosie of Lucius Apuleius interlaced with sundry pleasant and… (1924) 1 copy

Le metamorfosi: Sulla magia e in sua difesa 1 copy

Opera Quae Supersunt. Vol. II, fasc. 2, Florida (2013) 1 copy

Le metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro - Vol. I 1 copy

De Platone et eius dogmate (Perfect Library) (2014) 1 copy

OEUVRES COMPLETES D'APULEE. TOMES I ET II. (1891) 1 copy

Les métamorphoses. tome II. livres IV-VI. texte établi par d. s. robertson et traduit par paul vallettte. 1 copy

Metamorphoseis 1 copy

A világról szónoki és filozófiai művek (2003) 1 copy

Metamorphoseis, IV, 28-VI, 24 1 copy

Oeuvres de Apulée (French Edition) (2012) 1 copy, 1 review

Metamorphoseon : asino aureo, etcetera 1 copy

Psyches et Cupidinis : Fabula ex Apulei Madaurensis libro in usum scholarum narrata a Susanna Bails (1965) 1 copy

Contes fantastiques 1 copy

Oeuvres completes d'Apulée 1 copy

The metamorphoses of Apuleius ; a romance of second century. Translated from the Latin, by Sir George Head, author of… 1 copy

Métamorphoses, tome 2 (1989) 1 copy

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Other names: Apuleio, Lucio
Apuleio
Lucius Apuleius
Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis
Birthdate: 0125 CE (circa)
Date of death: 0180 CE (circa)
Gender: male
Nationality: Roman Empire
Country (for map): Algeria
Birthplace: Madauros, Numidia, Roman Empire
Places of residence: Madaura, North Africa
Carthage, North Africa
Athens, Greece
Numidia, Roman Empire
Occupations: Teacher of philosophy and rhetoric
Short biography: Apuleo aŭ Apulejo - latine Apuleius, naskiĝis ĉirkaŭ 125, mortis en 164 - estis romana filozofo kaj verkisto de satiroj. Li naskiĝis en urbo Madaŭro, en Numidio (hodiaŭe Alĝerio), kaj estis grava personaĵo de sia epoka pri platona literaturo, retoriko kaj filozofio.

Li estis edukita en Kartago kaj Ateno, kaj vojaĝis tra Mediteraneo, studante ritojn de inico kaj kultojn. Li bone konis la grekajn kaj latinajn verkistojn, li instruis retorikon en Romo antaŭ reveni al Afriko kie li edziĝis al riĉa vidvino.

Li mortis en Kartago (hodiaŭe Tunizio).

Verkoj :

Opera omnia, 1621
Pro opozicio de edzina familio li verkis Apologion (173), specon de autobiografio. Li verkis ankaŭ multajn malsamajn poemojn kaj trataktojn, el tiuj Floridan, koletaneon de elokvenciaj verkoj, sed lia plej konata verko estas "La Ora Azeno", prozaĵo en 11 libroj kiun komence li nomis "Metamorfozoj". Ĝi estas la aventuroj de junulo Lucio, kiu estis transformita per magio en azenon kaj kiu nur reiĝis al homa formo per interveno de Izisa, al kies servo li konsakriĝis. La epizodo plej grava de tiu verko, la nura romanco el Antikveco kiu alvenis al nia erao, estas la bela fabelo pri Eroso kaj Psiĥa, kiun oni povas interpreti kiel alegorion je mistika unio.

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The Golden Ass by Apuleius

I loved the humor in this book. I would have rated it higher but I wasn't at all impressed with the last chapter. It seemed to be nothing like the rest of the book.
It was a good read, though, and I can see why it's on the 1001 books to read!

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Trisha_Thomas | 77 other reviews | Nov 13, 2024 |

El asno de oro by Apuleius Apuleius

Poniendo de lado el hecho de que es una gran obra y que sorprende la complejidad que tiene para la época y pese a su tradición literaria precedente... ¡ese burro sufrió más que Oshin!

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NesiLeon | Oct 21, 2024 |

The Golden Ass by Apuleius

This book is truly amazing. A funny, cynical tale with quite a lot of theosophical symbolism. Amazing that it survived the onslaught of Christianity. For a book from the second century A.D., it's a surprisingly modern novel, incorporating lots of great short stories better than the much later Canterbury Tales.

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spencerrich | 77 other reviews | Jul 30, 2024 |

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