Cupid and Psyche
A Classics, Mythology, School book. Night fell, and her husband came to bed, and as soon as they had finished kissing and embracing each...
The story of Cupid and Psyche is part of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses, a Latin novel by Apuleius (second century A.D.). It is both a charming fairytale and an allegory of the search of the Soul for happiness and fulfillment. This edition, the first with a full commentary in English to appear for eighty years, comprises a Latin text with facing translation, making the edition more accessible to students of comparative literature. An introduction and a commentary provide help with interpretation and up-to-date guidance to scholarship in the field.
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- Pages: 256 pages
- ISBN: 9780521278133 / 0
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Als die Schandweiber es endlich zuwege gebracht hatten, da die Tore offenstehen und die Seele ihrer Schwester entblt vor ihnen liegt, geben sie die Schlupfwinkel ihrer verborgenen Ranke auf und dringen mit den gezckten schwertern der Tcke in die ngltlichen Gedanken des arglosen Mdchens ein. Apuleius, Das Mrchen von Amor und Psyche Night fell, and her husband came to bed, and as soon as they had finished kissing and embracing each other, he fell fast asleep. Psyche was not naturally either very strong or very brave, but the cruel power of fate made a virago of her. Holding the carving knife in a murderous grip, she uncovered the lamp and let its light shine on the bed.At once the secret was revealed. There lay the gentlest and sweetest of all wild creatures, Cupid himself, the beautiful Love-god, and at sight of him the flame of the lamp spurted joyfully up and the knife turned... It is a difficult matter to keep love imprisoned. Apuleius, Cupid and Psyche and Other Tales from the Golden Ass
Un grande classico, l'apologia della curiosit.Non entrer nel merito dello stile di Apuleio, dato che si tratta di traduzione, il racconto semplicissimo e scorrevolissimo.Quello che colpisce la tematica affrontata, la curiosit, principale fonte dei guai umani ma aspetto caratterizzante e pertanto imprescindibile dell'umanit. Nella... 3.75 stars. 3 stelle e mezzoLerrore pi grande stato quello di non comprare lintero volume e accontentarmi di questo breve racconto (ma si pu sempre rimediare lo stesso!)La favola di Amore e Psiche la favola damore per eccellenza. La bellezza di questa narrazione dovuta all antichit dei miti e delle leggende, al fatto che si consapevoli di stare...
