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The golden ass

Book • 200
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.

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

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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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Brian Clark
as the source of the Amor and Psyche fable.
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Brian Clark: Reclaiming Eros
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Shadi Bartsch
as another example of an ancient Roman novel.
Shadi Bartsch on the Classics and China
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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
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M.D. Usher
in the context of T.E. Lawrence carrying his book during the Arab revolt.
Professor M.D. Usher on Living in Accordance with Nature

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