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'''''The Golden Ass''''' was a book written by [[Apuleius]] | '''''The Golden Ass''''' was a book written by [[Apuleius]]. During the early 16th century, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] bought a copy of this book from one of the several [[book shops]] in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:47, 1 December 2016
The Golden Ass was a book written by Apuleius. During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze bought a copy of this book from one of the several book shops in Constantinople.
Summary
The only work of dramatic fiction written in Latin to survive intact, "The Golden Ass" - as St. Augustine named Apuleius's tale - tells the story of a man who dabbles in carelessly with magic and accidentally turns himself into a donkey. Written in what would later become known as a "picaresque" style, "The Golden Ass" has a wandering, episodic structure, a precursor to later classics like "Don Quixote" and "Tristram Shandy".
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