by Lucius Apuleius · Marix Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783865392022
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«Der Goldene Esel» is the novel by Lucius Apuleius, published by Marix Verlag in hardback (256 pages, in German).
The novel recounts the adventures of Lucius, whose fascination with magic transforms him into a donkey. In that form he travels the ancient world among thieves, spectacles and grotesque situations, with episodes of satire and social criticism. The work includes the famous story of Cupid and Psyche and stands out for its fabulous and mythological tone.
This German edition of 2009 contains the translation by August Rode. The work, originally titled Metamorphoseon libri XI, also known as The Golden Ass, was written towards the end of the 2nd century AD.
For those who enjoy Latin classics and mythology, with a satirical tone and humorous episodes that have influenced later narrative.
Apuleius, also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, was a Numidian Latin-language prose writer, Platonist philosopher and rhetorician. He was born in the Roman province of Numidia, in the Berber city of Madauros, modern-day M'Daourouch, Algeria. He studied Platonism in Athens, travelled to Italy, Asia Minor, and Egypt, and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions of a wealthy widow. He declaimed his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near Oea. This speech, which Apuleius subsequently published, is known as the Apologia.
