Apuleii Opera Omnia, 2 volumes, edited by Gustav Friedrich Hildebrand (Leipzig: C. Cnobloch, 1842; reprinted, Hildesheim: Olms, 1968); Ad Apulei Madaurensis Metamorphoseon librum primum commentarius exegeticus, edited by Margaretha Molt (Groningen: M. De...
Apuleius Madaurensis, or Apuleius of Madauros, is best known as the author of the Latin novel Asinus Aureus (The Golden Ass, after A.D. 160). The "Madaurensis" part of his name refers to his place of birth, Madauros, now known as Mdaurusch in modern Alge...
The influence of Lucius Apuleius (c.124-170) on the development of Western prose fiction can not be overestimated. His Metamorphoses, the only surviving novel in Latin, has provided a model stylistically, thematically, and structurally, for many of the g...
The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, which according to St. Augustine was referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) by Apuleius, is the only Latin novel to survive in its...
(OPERA; HUMMINGBIRD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS; 3,300 SEATS; C$135 ($93) TOP) TORONTO A Canadian Opera Co. presentation of an opera in two acts with music by Randolph Peters and libretto by Robertson Davies. Conductor, Richard Bradshaw. Directed by Colin Graham. Set and...
During the intermission at the premiere performance of the Canadian Opera Company's long-awaited The Golden Ass, patrons were hurrying to the box office to buy tickets so friends and relatives could attend the following five performances. The final tally on attendance indicated that the...