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The story of Cupid and Psyche is part of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, a Latin novel by Apuleius (second century AD). It is both a charming fairy-tale and an allegory of the search of the Soul for happiness and fulfilment. This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, an introduction and a commentary. It provides help with interpretation and up-to-date guidance to scholarship in the field.Apuleius is the author of 'Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche', published 1991 under ISBN 9780521278133 and ISBN 0521278139.
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