Apuleius

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.