William Adlington
Biographic Data
| ID | 1304995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Adlington |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Adlington |
| SIGNATURE | ADLINGTON W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1888 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Oxford World's Classics
'The Golden Ass' is the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. This translation reproduces all the gaiety of the original story of Lucius, whose interest in sex and magic results in his change into an ass
Apuleius Madaurensis Metamorphoses, Book I
Apuleius
"These rhetorical texts by Apuleius, second-century Latin writer and author of the famous novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass, have not been translated in English since 1909. They are some of the very few Latin speeches surviving from their period, and constitute important evidence for Latin and Roman North African social and intellectual culture in the second century A.D. They are the work of a talented writer who is being increasingly viewed as t…
The Golden Ass
A frank and vivid modern version of one of the most diverting of all classics. Lindsay’s translation captures the genuine flavor, sharp dialogue, outrageous humor, racy delight and subtle style of Apuleius’ sophisticated masterpiece.
Perrault's Popular Tales
The Golden Ass
A frank and vivid modern version of one of the most diverting of all classics. Lindsay’s translation captures the genuine flavor, sharp dialogue, outrageous humor, racy delight and subtle style of Apuleius’ sophisticated masterpiece.
Apuleius
"These rhetorical texts by Apuleius, second-century Latin writer and author of the famous novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass, have not been translated in English since 1909. They are some of the very few Latin speeches surviving from their period, and constitute important evidence for Latin and Roman North African social and intellectual culture in the second century A.D. They are the work of a talented writer who is being increasingly viewed as t…
Perrault's Popular Tales
The Golden Ass
A frank and vivid modern version of one of the most diverting of all classics. Lindsay’s translation captures the genuine flavor, sharp dialogue, outrageous humor, racy delight and subtle style of Apuleius’ sophisticated masterpiece.
Apuleius
"These rhetorical texts by Apuleius, second-century Latin writer and author of the famous novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass, have not been translated in English since 1909. They are some of the very few Latin speeches surviving from their period, and constitute important evidence for Latin and Roman North African social and intellectual culture in the second century A.D. They are the work of a talented writer who is being increasingly viewed as t…
Apuleius Madaurensis Metamorphoses, Book I
Oxford World's Classics
'The Golden Ass' is the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety. This translation reproduces all the gaiety of the original story of Lucius, whose interest in sex and magic results in his change into an ass
Art (5 works) · 873/.01 (4 works) · Apuleius (4 works) · Apuleius (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Classical Mythology (4 works) · Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) (4 works) · Cupid and Psyche (Tale) (4 works) · Fantasy - General (4 works) · Fiction (4 works)