{"product_id":"the-golden-asse-william-adlington-9781979577472","title":"The Golden Asse: The Metamorphoses of Apuleius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golden Asse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Lucius Apuleius \"Africanus\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Adlington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Apuleius--which St. Augustine referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus--is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prologue establishes an audience and a speaker, who defines himself by location, education, and occupation. The narrator journeys to Thessaly on business. On the way, he runs into Aristomenes and an unnamed traveler. The unnamed traveler refuses to believe Aristomenes' story. The narrator scolds the unnamed traveler and tells a short story about a sword swallower. He promises Aristomenes a free lunch if he will retell his tale. The narrator believes Aristomenes' tale and becomes more eager to learn about magic. The narrator arrives at Hypata, where he stays with Milo, a family friend and miser, and his wife Pamphile. Photis, Milo's servant, takes the narrator to the baths, after which the narrator goes to the marketplace. There, he buys some fish and runs into his old friend Pytheas, who is now a magistrate. Pytheas reveals the narrator's name as Lucius. Pytheas says that Lucius overpaid for the fish and humiliates the fish-monger by trampling on the fish. Lucius returns to Milo's house, hungry and empty-handed. Milo asks Lucius about his life, his friends, and his wanderings. Lucius goes to sleep hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Adlington, Lucius Apuleius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1979577471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979577472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.23d","brand":"William Adlington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372474585343,"sku":"9781979577472","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b73e826c-fa99-491b-a5f0-7c58cf39049c.jpg?v=1732726043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-golden-asse-william-adlington-9781979577472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}