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Product details
- ISBN 9780393428919
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 27 Mar 2026
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Norton Library edition of The Golden Ass features a new, captivating translation by Ellen Finkelpearl. Finkelpearl provides an engaging introduction that historically contextualizes the translation and its author, as well as targeted notes that clarify ancient allusions for a new generation of readers.
The Norton Library is a growing collection of high-quality texts and translations—influential works of literature and philosophy—introduced and edited by leading scholars. Norton Library editions prepare readers for their first encounter with the works that they’ll re-read over a lifetime.
Inviting introductions highlight the work’s significance and influence, providing the historical and literary context students need to dive in with confidence.
Endnotes and an easy-to-read design deliver an uninterrupted reading experience, encouraging students to read the text first and refer to endnotes for more information as needed.
An affordable price (most $10 or less) encourages students to buy the book and to come to class with the assigned edition.
Apuleius (124–170 CE) was an African novelist, philosopher, and rhetorician. Ellen Finkelpearl is the Helen Chandler Garland Professor of Ancient Studies at Scripps College, and a scholar of Apuleius.
