The Golden Ass - Lucius Apuleius

From "a modest man in donkey' skin" - Advantages: One of the best literary entertainments I've had in my life , More than sheer entertainment, Easy, enjoyable and unforgettable read - Disadvantages: I'll have to wait till my 10-year-old son turns on 18 to present him with a copy

[note: all of my quotations are from an old edition translated by Jack Lindsay (a reprinting of this is available from Indiana University Press; ISBN: 0253200369); the William Adlington version is an Elizabethean translation, so it might be difficult for modern readers; there are many translation (a summary of these is available @: http://www.cog.jhu.edu/~slade/apu-ed.html ), but the Lindsay translation (which I use for this review) is very good.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucius Apuleius's 'The Golden Ass' is a bawdy, ribald and hilarious story of magic and erotica from the 2nd century A.D. But ...  Read the complete review