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A 6 page paper comparing the conversion experiences of Lucius, the main character of Apuleius' Golden Ass, with St. Augustine. The writer examines Book 8 of the Confessions alongside Book 11 of the Golden Ass, and finds points of correspondence between each. No additional sources cited.
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a total mental readjustment to learn to cope with a handicap. Some transformations, while just as total, are less obvious to the observer. But in either case, the effect is
as dramatic as if a life closed and a new one began. This paper will discuss two transformations. Apuleius Golden Ass is told in the style of a fantasy while
St. Augustines Confessions are told straight, but both demonstrate the effect of such a complete conversion in the life of an individual. Apuleius Golden Ass, written in the second century
A.D., was actually called Metamorphoses by its author, but attracted the epithet "golden" because it was so highly acclaimed. Apuleius was a Roman citizen born in North Africa and educated
at Carthage and Athens. His extensive travels in the Mediterranean region interested him in contemporary religious initiation rites, particularly the ceremonies associated with worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis. He
had written a number of works before tackling the Golden Ass, which, like many works of his time, is something of a remake of a totally different work by another
author, Lucian or Lucius of Patrae. The Golden Ass tells the adventures of a young adventurer, also named Lucius or Lucian (depending on the translator). Though Apuleius novel is fiction,
it is interesting to note that the heros first name is the same as both Apuleius himself, as well as the name of the author from whom he borrowed the
general shape of the story. From Apuleius detailed description of Lucius acceptance into the priesthood of Isis (containing many minute points of proven historical accuracy) we can infer that Apuleius
himself had been initiated into that cult. It is also known that Apuleius was fascinated with magic (in fact he was accused of winning his wifes hand in marriage through
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