Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche

by Apuleius, E. J. Kenney (Editor)

Overview

The 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521278133
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/06/1990
Series:	Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics - Imperial Library
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.71(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

"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

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