Apuleius
Apuleius, Lucius
Birth place: Madaurus, Numidia, Roman Empire
1 work in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | 41 | Review | The Golden Ass | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May-June 2013 |
3 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | Collection | The Fable of Cupid and Psyche, Translated from the Latin of Apuleius | Apuleius |
| 1905 | Chapbook | Cupid and Psyche | Apuleius |
| 1998 | Novel | The Golden Ass; or, Metamorphoses | Apuleius |
Latin author, primarily remembered as author of The Golden Ass, the only Roman novel to survive intact. Educated in Carthage and Athens, Apuleius wrote the Apologia as a defense against charges of using magic to win the affections of Aemilia Pudentilla, a rich widow. After his acquittal, he lived in Carthage. The first reference to Apuleius as "Lucius Apuleius" known is from 1316, more than a millenium after his death. The hero of the Metamorphoses, though, has the first name of Lucius, and the novel is written in the first-person, as if these events had happened to Apuleius. Thus this presumption of his first name is likely correct, but is not authoritatively documented.