{"product_id":"the-golden-ass","title":"The Golden Ass","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith accuracy  wit  and intelligence  this remarkable new translation of The Golden Ass breathes new life into Apuleiuss classic work. Sarah Ruden  a lyric poet as well as a highly respected translator  skillfully duplicates the verbal high jinks of Apuleiuss ever-popular novel. It tells the story of Lucius  a curious and silly young man  who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft. Doomed to wander from region to region and mistreated by a series of deplorable owners  Lucius at last is restored to human form with the help of the goddess Isis.The Golden Ass  the first Latin novel to survive in its entirety  is related to the Second Sophistic  a movement of learned and inventive literature. In a translation that is both the most faithful and the most entertaining to date  Ruden reveals to modern readers the vivid  farcical ingenuity of Apuleiuss style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985210372149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300154771","price":71.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300154771.jpg?v=1770852233","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-golden-ass","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}