| Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche Contributor(s): Apuleius, Lucius (Author), Apuleius (Author), Kenney, Edwin J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521278139 ISBN-13: 9780521278133 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1991 Annotation: This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, sensitively elucidates the subtle art with which this transformation has been accomplished, and comprehensively illustrates both Apuleius' inventive handling of his various models and sources and the exuberant and idiosyncratic Latinity which forms the vehicle for it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90001613 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek & Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 8" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of Cupid and Psyche is part of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, a Latin novel by Apuleius (second century A.D.). It is both a charming fairytale and an allegory of the search of the Soul for happiness and fulfillment. This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, making the edition more accessible to students of comparative literature. An introduction and a commentary provide help with interpretation and up-to-date guidance to scholarship in the field. |