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The Golden Ass (Unabridged)
Naxos AudioBooks

The Golden Ass (Unabridged)

$59.98

Details

Composer
APULEIUS
Artist
David Timson
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
Aug 11, 2017
Catalog #
NA0272
UPC
9781781980583

About

In this hapless state I looked myself over and saw that I was now no bird, but an ass.... In this ancient picaresque adventure, Lucius, an insatiably curious young man, finds himself transformed into a donkey after his fascination with black magic and witchcraft goes awry. While trapped in his new body, he becomes the property of thieves, farmers, cooks, soldiers and priests, and observes the hypocrisy and ineptitude of Imperial Roman society. The Golden Ass is considered the only novel to survive the Roman period, and the earliest novel to survive complete in the Western literary tradition. It is brimming with slapstick humor and sexual escapades, and foreshadows later works by Boccaccio, Rabelais, Cervantes and Chaucer, upon whom it was a direct influence.

Tracklist 51 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 The Golden Ass 15:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Golden Ass
    Duration
    15:04
  3. 2 'My dear Socrates,' I said, 'what you tell me…' 10:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    'My dear Socrates,' I said, 'what you tell me…'
    Duration
    10:15
  4. 3 'When we had gone some way the sun rose…' 13:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    'When we had gone some way the sun rose…'
    Duration
    13:38
  5. 4 Book 2 11:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Book 2
    Duration
    11:07
  6. 5 As she said this, she looked at me and laughed. 13:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    As she said this, she looked at me and laughed.
    Duration
    13:34
  7. 6 One day Byrrhena insisted that I should have… 09:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    One day Byrrhena insisted that I should have…
    Duration
    09:25
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 'Left alone with the corpse for company…' 12:04
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    1
    Title
    'Left alone with the corpse for company…'
    Duration
    12:04
  10. 2 Book 3 10:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    Book 3
    Duration
    10:07
  11. 3 There then arose the senior magistrate… 11:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    There then arose the senior magistrate…
    Duration
    11:43
  12. 4 'I was coming away disconsolate…' 11:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    'I was coming away disconsolate…'
    Duration
    11:13
  13. 5 And so she carried on. 05:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    And so she carried on.
    Duration
    05:56
  14. 6 Book 4 11:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Book 4
    Duration
    11:18
  15. 7 In the middle of all this, one of them… 10:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    In the middle of all this, one of them…
    Duration
    10:59
  16. Disc 3
  17. 1 'Excited by this ingenious scheme…' 11:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    'Excited by this ingenious scheme…'
    Duration
    11:56
  18. 2 They went on with this sort of soft soap… 09:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    They went on with this sort of soft soap…
    Duration
    09:16
  19. 3 So saying, she summoned that winged son… 08:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    So saying, she summoned that winged son…
    Duration
    08:18
  20. 4 Book 5 09:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Book 5
    Duration
    09:12
  21. 5 The sisters inquired the way to the rock… 10:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    The sisters inquired the way to the rock…
    Duration
    10:35
  22. 6 The two sisters, sworn accomplices… 10:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    The two sisters, sworn accomplices…
    Duration
    10:13
  23. 7 Then Psyche, though naturally weak in body… 12:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Then Psyche, though naturally weak in body…
    Duration
    12:47
  24. Disc 4
  25. 1 Proclaiming her wrongs in this way… 05:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Proclaiming her wrongs in this way…
    Duration
    05:08
  26. 2 Book 6 12:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Book 6
    Duration
    12:01
  27. 3 With these words, she flew at Psyche… 10:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    With these words, she flew at Psyche…
    Duration
    10:17
  28. 4 Then indeed Psyche knew that her last hour.. 12:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Then indeed Psyche knew that her last hour..
    Duration
    12:32
  29. 5 That then was the tale told by the drunken… 12:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    That then was the tale told by the drunken…
    Duration
    12:17
  30. 6 Book 7 11:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Book 7
    Duration
    11:40
  31. 7 Without a moment's hesitation the robbers… 07:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Without a moment's hesitation the robbers…
    Duration
    07:54
  32. Disc 5
  33. 1 Delighted with our vengeance… 09:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Delighted with our vengeance…
    Duration
    09:23
  34. 2 Only a few days later he played an even worse… 11:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Only a few days later he played an even worse…
    Duration
    11:43
  35. 3 Book 8 11:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Book 8
    Duration
    11:44
  36. 4 'But Thrasyllus, always hasty and as rash…' 11:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    'But Thrasyllus, always hasty and as rash…'
    Duration
    11:04
  37. 5 That was his story, told with many deep sighs… 11:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    That was his story, told with many deep sighs…
    Duration
    11:04
  38. 6 It concerned a certain slave to whom his master… 09:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    It concerned a certain slave to whom his master…
    Duration
    09:50
  39. 7 Anyway, let me tell you how heavenly providence… 06:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Anyway, let me tell you how heavenly providence…
    Duration
    06:52
  40. Disc 6
  41. 1 Book 9 10:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Book 9
    Duration
    10:03
  42. 2 Having stayed in this place for a few days… 09:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    Having stayed in this place for a few days…
    Duration
    09:11
  43. 3 Now, let me present to you an exceptionally… 10:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Now, let me present to you an exceptionally…
    Duration
    10:39
  44. 4 'But when day came and Barbarus got up…' 12:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    'But when day came and Barbarus got up…'
    Duration
    12:28
  45. 5 The miller then followed suit with his wife… 09:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    The miller then followed suit with his wife…
    Duration
    09:13
  46. 6 While everyone was still numbed… 14:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    While everyone was still numbed…
    Duration
    14:00
  47. 7 Book 10 07:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Book 10
    Duration
    07:40
  48. Disc 7
  49. 1 But while these vile creatures were considering… 14:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    But while these vile creatures were considering…
    Duration
    14:04
  50. 2 As for me, I was once again launched… 10:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    As for me, I was once again launched…
    Duration
    10:23
  51. 3 When, after a journey partly on land… 09:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    When, after a journey partly on land…
    Duration
    09:59
  52. 4 At the news of the girl's grievous death… 10:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    At the news of the girl's grievous death…
    Duration
    10:13
  53. 5 After them there entered a third girl… 09:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    After them there entered a third girl…
    Duration
    09:20
  54. 6 Book 11 11:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Book 11
    Duration
    11:36
  55. 7 The awesome prophecy was ended… 06:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    The awesome prophecy was ended…
    Duration
    06:37
  56. Disc 8
  57. 1 Next appeared the gods who deigned to proceed… 11:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Next appeared the gods who deigned to proceed…
    Duration
    11:56
  58. 2 Meanwhile swift Rumour had not been slow… 12:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Meanwhile swift Rumour had not been slow…
    Duration
    12:01
  59. 3 Morning came, and, the ceremonies duly… 14:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Morning came, and, the ceremonies duly…
    Duration
    14:00