Apuleius
Author of The Golden Ass
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
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) 126 copies, 6 reviews
Apuleius: Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader (Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers) (2009) 15 copies
The Works of Apuleius: Comprising the Metamorphoses, or Golden Ass, the God of Socrates, the Florida, and His Defence,… (2010) 9 copies
Apuleius' "Golden Ass", Or, the "Metamorphosis": And Other Philosophical Writings Viz on the God of Socrates and on the (1997) 6 copies
Opuscules philosophiques . Fragments (Collection Des Universites de France Serie Latine) (French Edition) (2002) 4 copies
The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses); The Satyricon (Petronius); Daphnis and Chloe (Longus) (1933) 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
Les Métamorphoses (Collection Des Universites De France Serie Latine) (French Edition) (2002) 3 copies
Apuleius Philosophical Works: Apulei Opera Philosophica (Oxford Classical Texts) (Latin and Greek Edition) (2020) 3 copies
Golden Ass: Text, Introduction and Commentary Bk. 4, 1-27 (Groningen Commentaries on Apuleius Series) (1977) 3 copies
Der goldene Esel 2 copies
Le metamorfosi-Sulla magia 2 copies
Apulée. Les Métamorphoses : . Tome I Livres I-III. Texte établi par D. S. Robertson,... et traduit par Paul… (1956) 2 copies
Metamorphosen 2 copies
De deo Socratis 2 copies
Opera Quae Supersunt, Vol. II, fasc. 2 : Florida (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (1993) 2 copies
Psyche et Cupido 1 copy
Nowele Rzymskie — Contributor — 1 copy
L'asino d'oro La magia 1 copy
Le metamorfosi. Volume 1 1 copy
Della Magia 1 copy
Metamorfosi - Sulla magia 1 copy
La batalla del amor contra el deseo: Tres aproximaciones al mito de Eros y Psique (Ensayo) (Spanish Edition) (2014) 1 copy
Lucii Apuleii Madaurensis Platonici Philosophi Opera: Ad Optimas Editiones Collata : Praemittitur Notitia… (2012) 1 copy
Les Metamorfosi, I-II 1 copy
Cupid and Psyche, etc 1 copy
Apulée 1 copy
Es asno de oro 1 copy
CUPIDO 1 copy
Les metamorfosis, vol. 2 1 copy
Les metamorfosis, vol. 1 1 copy
Les metamorfosis 1 y 2 1 copy
Les metamorfosis Volum I 1 copy
L'asino d'oro, vol. I 1 copy
L'asino d'oro, vol. II 1 copy
The metamorphosis of golden ass and philosophical works of Apuleius : translated from the original Latin (1992) 1 copy
Metamorphosen oder der Goldene Esel (Schriften und Quellen der alten Welt, 1) (German Edition) (1957) 1 copy
Musaios 1 copy
Le trasformazioni 1 copy
Opera 1 copy
The XI bookes of The golden asses, containing the Metamorphosie of Lucius Apuleius interlaced with sundry pleasant and… (1924) 1 copy
The Very Pleasant & Delectable Tale of Cupid And Psyche translated from the Latin Of Lucius Apuleius 1 copy
Metamorphoseis 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
Associated Works
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 578 copies, 4 reviews
The Dedalus Book of Roman Decadence: Emperors of Debauchery (Decadence from Dedalus) (1994) — Contributor — 45 copies
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French, Italian, Spanish and Latin (2009) — Contributor — 16 copies
Latijnse varia bloemlezing uit de werken van een tiental Latijnse dichters en prozaschrijvers (1954) — Contributor — 5 copies
Piirakkasota; valikoima huumoria — Contributor — 3 copies
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy
Erzählungen der Antike 1 copy
Longus: Daphnis und Chloe / Apulejus: Amor und Psyche (Griechische Liebesgeschichten) (1969) — Author, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- 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 Al��erio), 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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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!
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.
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.
“Senties, efficiam, misero dolori naturales vires adesse”
I will make you learn that bitter grief has inborn strength
Metamorphoses, Liber VII, Stanza 27
Inborn strength that turns to valor is the overcoming that leads to the holiness of Eleusian fields.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L/L.O.I.R.T.I.V
May the Great Goddess IO thrive eternally, for her eyes are the stars, and her robes the cosmic night that gathers all children upon the starry wondrous fields of eternity.
I have been consoled by the sight of her rainbow wings once, may She gather all of us.
I am thankful to master Apuleius, from ancient times into the modern, while reading the last Liber I was moved to tears, almost forgetful of my past gratitude and Divine occurences. Eoai!… (more)
I will make you learn that bitter grief has inborn strength
Metamorphoses, Liber VII, Stanza 27
Inborn strength that turns to valor is the overcoming that leads to the holiness of Eleusian fields.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L/L.O.I.R.T.I.V
May the Great Goddess IO thrive eternally, for her eyes are the stars, and her robes the cosmic night that gathers all children upon the starry wondrous fields of eternity.
I have been consoled by the sight of her rainbow wings once, may She gather all of us.
I am thankful to master Apuleius, from ancient times into the modern, while reading the last Liber I was moved to tears, almost forgetful of my past gratitude and Divine occurences. Eoai!… (more)
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