The golden ass

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The golden ass (2008, Oxford University Press)

277 pages

English language

Published May 18, 2008 by Oxford University Press.

ISBN:
9780199540556

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3 stars

The vast majority of this book is “humor”, but not any type of humor that I can appreciate. I found it to be a real chore to read this book, and I only persisted in doing so for its historical significance. At least I was rewarded with a final chapter which was devoid of “humor”, and which gave some hints as to what the Roman cults of Isis and Osiris were like. 

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Subjects

  • Mythology, Classical -- Fiction.
  • Metamorphosis -- Fiction.