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The golden ass
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The Golden Ass, also known as Metamorphoses, is a Roman novel by Apuleius that tells the story of Lucius, a young man fascinated by magic who is accidentally transformed into a donkey.
The novel is filled with inset tales and explores themes of transformation and redemption.
It is considered a precursor to the picaresque genre and has influenced many later writers.
The novel is filled with inset tales and explores themes of transformation and redemption.
It is considered a precursor to the picaresque genre and has influenced many later writers.
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Mentioned by Gregory Shaw as a book read by his students, which tells the story of a man who gets turned into an ass.
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Bridging East & West: Gregory Shaw Explores the Resonances Between Neoplatonism & Tantric Spirituality
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Martin Vaux in relation to the Herbarium Apollaei Platonici, clarifying it's not by the same Apuleius.
Martin Vaux in relation to the Herbarium Apollaei Platonici, clarifying it's not by the same Apuleius.
Magic and Medicines #16: Leech Books and Early Medical Texts
