The Golden Ass

The Golden Ass
Apuleius
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Hardback
h218 x 147mm - 240pg
25 May 2021 US
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9781631497797
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Peter Singer has breathed new life into Apuleius' s The Golden Ass-a hilarious, bawdy tale and one of the earliest novels. Apuleius' s The Golden Ass, one of a handful of surviving ancient novels, has remained relatively unknown-until now. Renowned philosopher and animal rights activist Peter Singer remedies this neglect with a new edited version of the rollicking story of the travails, erotic adventures and ultimate enlightenment of a cocky young man who is transformed into a donkey. Singer has teamed with Apuleius scholar and translator Ellen Finkelpearl and prize-winning artists Anna and Varvara Kendel to present Apuleius' s novel as not only an engaging and entertaining story but as a remarkable example of ancient empathy for animals and deep understanding of their suffering.
Apuleius (124-170 CE) was a Roman novelist, philosopher, and rhetorician. Peter Singer an Australian philosopher, is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Ethics in the Real World and The Most Good You Can Do. Singer divides his time between Princeton and Melbourne. Prominent Apuleius scholar Ellen Finkelpearl is the Helen Chandler Garland Professor of Ancient Studies at Scripps College, California. Twin sisters Anna and Varvara Kendel studied at the Stieglitz Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, where they live. They have illustrated more than seven books and won prizes at international art competitions.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781631497797
Published: 25 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Height: 218mm
Width: 147mm
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 391g
Pages: 240

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