by Apuleio · Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817151627
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«El asno de oro o las Metamorfosis» is Apuleius's satirical novel, published by Rizzoli in paperback (400 pages, in Italian).
Lucius, a young man fascinated by magic, is transformed into a donkey and, as an animal, lives a succession of adventures with bandits, cruel masters, and public spectacles. The work combines the picaresque tale with humour, social criticism, and the supernatural, and through his misfortunes offers a critical portrait of life in Roman antiquity.
A work of Latin literature written in the second century, also known as 'Asinus aureus'. This edition belongs to the Superclassici collection.
Recommended for readers of classical literature seeking a novel with humour, satire, and fantastic elements.
