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Bezig met laden... Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), Volume II, Books 7-11 (Loeb Classical Library No. 453)door Apuleius
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Saturnin.Ksawery | Jan 12, 2024 |   I will make you learn that bitter grief has inborn strength Metamorphoses, Liber VII, Stanza 27 Inborn strength that turns to valor is the overcoming that leads to the holiness of Eleusian fields. V.I.T.R.I.O.L/L.O.I.R.T.I.V May the Great Goddess IO thrive eternally, for her eyes are the stars, and her robes the cosmic night that gathers all children upon the starry wondrous fields of eternity. I have been consoled by the sight of her rainbow wings once, may She gather all of us. I am thankful to master Apuleius, from ancient times into the modern, while reading the last Liber I was moved to tears, almost forgetful of my past gratitude and Divine occurences. Eoai! (  ) SaturninCorax | Sep 27, 2021 | I will make you learn that bitter grief has inborn strength Metamorphoses, Liber VII, Stanza 27 Inborn strength that turns to valor is the overcoming that leads to the holiness of Eleusian fields. V.I.T.R.I.O.L/L.O.I.R.T.I.V May the Great Goddess IO thrive eternally, for her eyes are the stars, and her robes the cosmic night that gathers all children upon the starry wondrous fields of eternity. I have been consoled by the sight of her rainbow wings once, may She gather all of us. I am thankful to master Apuleius, from ancient times into the modern, while reading the last Liber I was moved to tears, almost forgetful of my past gratitude and Divine occurences. Eoai! ( ) vucjipastir | Jun 7, 2020 |  ) vucjipastir | Jun 7, 2020 | ) vucjipastir | Jun 7, 2020 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Loeb Classical Library (453) Is opgenomen inDe gouden ezel door Apuleius Romans grecs et latins door Pierre Grimal (indirect) The Golden Ass ; Apology door Apuleio (indirect) Der goldene Esel / Daphnis und Chloe. door Apulejus (indirect)
In the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, also known as The Golden Ass, we have the only Latin novel which survives entire. It is truly enchanting: a delightful romance combining realism and magic. The hero, Lucius, eager to experience the sensations of a bird, resorts to witchcraft but by an unfortunate pharmaceutical error finds himself transformed into an ass. He knows he can revert to his own body by eating rose-petals, but these prove singularly elusive; and the bulk of the work describes his adventures as an animal. He also retails many stories that he overheard, the most charming being that of Cupid and Psyche (beginning, in true fairy-tale fashion, 'Erant in quadam civitate rex et regina'). Some of the stories are as indecent as they are witty, and two in the ninth book were deemed by Boccaccio worthy of inclusion in the Decameron. At last the goddess Isis takes pity on Lucius. In a surprising denouement, he is restored to human shape and, now spiritually regenerated, is initiated into her mysteries. The author's baroque Latin style nicely matches his fantastic narrative and is guaranteed to hold a reader's attention from beginning to end. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Apuleius is in three volumes. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I will make you learn that bitter grief has inborn strength
Metamorphoses, Liber VII, Stanza 27
Inborn strength that turns to valor is the overcoming that leads to the holiness of Eleusian fields.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L/L.O.I.R.T.I.V
May the Great Goddess IO thrive eternally, for her eyes are the stars, and her robes the cosmic night that gathers all children upon the starry wondrous fields of eternity.
I have been consoled by the sight of her rainbow wings once, may She gather all of us.
I am thankful to master Apuleius, from ancient times into the modern, while reading the last Liber I was moved to tears, almost forgetful of my past gratitude and Divine occurences. Eoai! (