{"product_id":"the-ass-of-the-gods-kristopher-f-b-fletcher-9789004537163","title":"The Ass of the Gods: Apuleius' Golden Ass, the Onos Attributed to Lucian, and Graeco-Roman Metamorphosis Literature","description":"Apuleius' \u003ci\u003eGolden Ass\u003c\/i\u003e and the Lucianic \u003ci\u003eLoukios, or the Ass\u003c\/i\u003e depend on and play with readers' familiarity with the clear patterns of Greek and Roman stories of metamorphosis. The formulaic nature of these stories suggests that the appearance of a god at the end of the \u003ci\u003eGolden Ass\u003c\/i\u003e is unsurprising and that the end of the \u003ci\u003eLoukios\u003c\/i\u003e is more innovative. This context also sheds new light on the function of the Cupid and Psyche story, the meaning of these works' titles, and the lost \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoseis\u003c\/i\u003e on which they are both based and of which the \u003ci\u003eGolden Ass\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristopher F. B. Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004537163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004537163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kristopher F. B. Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897297821951,"sku":"9789004537163","price":131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_185d7b23-1960-434e-b98e-3c6634ff8bb7.jpg?v=1721373617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ass-of-the-gods-kristopher-f-b-fletcher-9789004537163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}