The golden ass / Apuleius ; edited and abbreviated by Peter Singer ; translated by Ellen Finkelpearl...
The golden ass / Apuleius ; edited and abbreviated by Peter Singer ; translated by Ellen Finkelpearl...
The golden ass / Apuleius ; edited and abbreviated by Peter Singer ; translated by Ellen Finkelpearl ; illustrated by Anna and Varvara Kendel.
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Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2021.
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G 2021/4444
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Language
English
Latin
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Physical content
ix, 216 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Thessaly, land of magic -- Cooking up desire -- Thoroughly an ass -- On the road with the robbers -- The girl and the ass, in it together -- Fortune's persecutions -- A perilous journey -- In the mill -- Fine food and other delights -- The goddess -- Epilogue -- The literary and cultural context of...
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Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2021.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2021.
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Peter Singer has breathed new life into Apuleius's The Golden Ass-a hilarious, bawdy tale and one of the earliest novels-accentuating its remarkable empathy for animals. Apuleius's The Golden Ass, one of a handful of extant ancient novels, remains relatively unknown. Peter Singer, the renowned philosopher and author of the modern classic Animal Lib...
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The golden ass / Apuleius ; edited and abbreviated by Peter Singer ; translated by Ellen Finkelpearl ; illustrated by Anna and Varvara Kendel.
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Translated from the Latin.
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©2021.
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G 2021/4444
Record Identifier
74VKaaWggKJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaaWggKJy
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ISBN
1922458066 paperback
9781922458063 paperback
DDC
873/.01
MMS ID
991024422322302626
