"First printed 1915. Reprinted ... 1935." Latin and English on opposite pages. Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xii). With reproduction of the t.p. of 1566 edition: The .XI. Bookes of the Golden Asse, Conteininge the Metamorphosie of Lucius Apuleius ... translated out of Latine into Englishe by VVilliam Adlington. Imprinted at London in Fleetstreate, at the signe of the Oliphante, by Henry VVykes. Anno. 1566. Spelling and punctuation of the translation are modernized. "First printed 1915. Reprinted ... 1935." Latin and English on opposite pages. With reproduction of the t.-p. of 1566 edition: The .XI. Bookes of the Golden Asse, Conteininge the Metamorphosie of Lucius Apuleius ... translated out of Latine into Englishe by VVilliam Adlington. Imprinted at London in Fleetstreate, at the signe of the Oliphante, by Henry VVykes. Anno. 1566. Spelling and punctuation of the translation are modernized.
Summary:
Tells the story of Lucius, a curious and silly young man, who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft. Doomed to wander from region to region and mistreated by a series of deporable owners, Lucius at last is restored to human form with the help of the goddess Isis.
Series:
The Loeb classical library
OCLC:
(OCoLC)8768684
Locations:
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
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