The Protean ass : the Metamorphoses of Apuleius from antiquity to the Renaissance / Robert H. F. Carver.
| Author/creator | Carver, Robert H. F. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiii, 545 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford classical monographs Oxford classical monographs. ^A238940 |
| Contents | The metamorphoses of Apuleius : from antiquity to the early Middle Ages -- Apuleius in the High Middle Ages -- Asinus redivivus : the recovery of the Golden Ass -- The inky ass : Apuleius in the age of print (1469-1500) -- The antiquarian ass : Apuleius and the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499) -- The academical ass : Apuleius and the northern Renaissance -- The Golden Asse of William Adlington (1566) -- After Adlington : Apuleius in England (1566-1660) -- The Arcadian ass : Sir Philip Sidney and Apuleius -- Psyche's daughter : pleasure and the Faerie Queene -- Shakespeare's Bottom and Apuleius' Ass. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-509) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2007032482 |
| ISBN | 9780199217861 |
| ISBN | 0199217866 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PA6217 .C29 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |