An Introduction to the Golden Ass with Professor Joel C Relihan

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my synopsis of the Onos ouevre:
• προλέγω- "The Golden A...
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Basic Texts for Study:
The Protean Ass: The Metamorphoses of Apuleius from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Robert HF Carver:
a.co/d/3q50kXU
The Representation of Slavery in the Greek Novel: Resistance and Appropriation by William Owens: a.co/d/7oUAHks
Collected Ancient Greek Novels, edited by B.P. Reardon: a.co/d/em0S1nM
The Tale of Cupid and Psyche, translated by Joel C Relihan:
a.co/d/e12Ckba
The Golden Ass: Or, A Book of Changes, translated with an introduction by Joel C Relihan:
a.co/d/5CNQYSJ
The Tale of Lucius: Or, The Ass (Onos), translated with an introduction by Joel C Relihan: hackettpublish...
The Golden Ass, translated by Sarah Ruden:
a.co/d/26JNO9d
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Edited by Faceless βασιλεύς (δαίμων-rangling courtesy of Apuleius and Testament of Solomon)
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I Google translated this story (if Apuleius is the culprit referred to here), and compared it to a modern (19th c?) translation and got something quite different and more daring from Google. Just saying. CYA L8R, unless the evil UA-cam algorithm catch you first ...

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Yes, earlier translations sanitize the seediness of Golden Ass.