The Golden Ass

Or, a Book of Changes

Paperback, 277 pages

English language

Published Sept. 7, 2007 by Hackett Pub Co Inc.

ISBN:
9780872208872

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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

  • Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
  • Classics
  • Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
  • Fiction
  • Literature: Classics