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Latin literature VIII: Novel Posted by on Mar 29, 2012

Apuleius The golden ass

Novel The novel was a minor genre cultivated late. In Rome Petronius with his Satyricon (1st century AD.) and Apuleius with his Golden Ass (2nd century AD.) had a great influence on posterity. With Satyricon Petronius got a totally new and original work, which suited well to the tastes of the time and perfectly represented…

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