The Golden Ass
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius — which St. Augustine 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, in ancient Algeria, 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 a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed into an ass. This leads to a long journey, literal and metaphorical, filled with in-set tales. He finally finds salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.
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The Golden Ass
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius — which St. Augustine 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, in ancient Algeria, 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 a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed into an ass. This leads to a long journey, literal and metaphorical, filled with in-set tales. He finally finds salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... بطل بنفسه، والبعض الآخر سمعها.
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Las Metamorfosis de Apuleyo, q ...... ata, contemporáneo de Apuleyo.
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Le metamorfosi (dal latino Met ...... tato dal Lucio ovvero l'asino.
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Les Métamorphoses, également c ...... crit par Apulée au IIe siècle.
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Metamorfozy (Złoty osioł) - u ...... o Afryki, tj. przed 155-156 r.
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O asno de ouro, romance de Lúc ...... feita em Roma no ano de 1469.
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The Metamorphoses of Apuleius ...... ess Isis, whose cult he joins.
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«Метаморфо́зы» (лат. Metamorph ...... издававшийся на других языках.
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金驴记(拉丁语:Metamorphoses)一作变形记,是一 ...... 特,叙事生动,语言幽默,真实而广泛地描写了罗马帝国外省生活。
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Apuleius , Lucius
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Title page from John Price's L ...... tamorphoses, or the Golden Ass
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Late 2nd century AD
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Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... بطل بنفسه، والبعض الآخر سمعها.
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Las Metamorfosis de Apuleyo, q ...... ata, contemporáneo de Apuleyo.
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Le metamorfosi (dal latino Met ...... sia posteriore a quella data.
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Les Métamorphoses, également c ...... crit par Apulée au IIe siècle.
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Metamorfozy (Złoty osioł) - u ...... Rzymie po studiach w Atenach i
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O asno de ouro, romance de Lúc ...... feita em Roma no ano de 1469.
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The Metamorphoses of Apuleius ...... ess Isis, whose cult he joins.
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«Метаморфо́зы» (лат. Metamorph ...... издававшийся на других языках.
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金驴记(拉丁语:Metamorphoses)一作变形记,是一 ...... 特,叙事生动,语言幽默,真实而广泛地描写了罗马帝国外省生活。
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Las metamorfosis (Apuleyo)
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Le metamorfosi (Apuleio)
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Metamorfozy (utwór Apulejusza)
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Métamorphoses (Apulée)
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O Asno de Ouro
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The Golden Ass
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Метаморфозы (Апулей)
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الحمار الذهبي
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金驴记
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The Golden Ass
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