Synopses & Reviews
An annotated edition of Book 1 of Apuleius' novel, Metamorphoses, this text is suitable for a student's first unadapted author, or in combination with other readings at the intermediate undergraduate level.
-- Introduction
-- Foreword, "Book One and Apuleius' Metamorphoses, " by Stephen Nimis
-- Latin text based on R. Helm (Teubner, 2nd edition, 1913)
-- Same-page vocabulary and grammatical/syntactical notes
-- Complete Latin-English vocabulary
-- Select bibliography of works in English, for the student interpreter
Book 1 exhibits the spontaneity and ebullience of Apuleius' Latin as well as his ability to engage the read with a lively story. It is the perfect text to put variety into the Latin curriculum.