Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche
Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche
$42.99
USDThe story of Cupid and Psyche is part of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, a Latin novel by Apuleius (second century A.D.). It is both a charming fairytale and an allegory of the search of the Soul for happiness and fulfillment. This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, making the edition more accessible to students of comparative literature. An introduction and a commentary provide help with interpretation and up-to-date guidance to scholarship in the field.
Reviews & endorsements
"The translation again is in accurate, idiomatic English...but the fleshing out is left to the commentary, which is a superb help toward appreciating a rich and complex piece of artistry." The Key Reporter
"The entire work exhibits the precision and thoroughness that we expect in Kenney's scholarship....Kenney's Cupid and Psyche is a virtuosic performance and marks an auspicious beginning to the new Imperial Library from Cambridge University Press." James R. Bradley, New England Classical Journal and Newsletter
Product details
February 1991Paperback
9780521278133
256 pages
203 × 127 × 18 mm
0.28kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and references
- Introduction
- 1. The author
- 2. The book
- 3. The 'meaning' of the Metamorphoses
- 4. The story of Cupid and Psyche
- 5. Style and language
- 6. The text
- Commentary
- Indexes.
