The aim of this book is to make Lucian\'s The Ass accessible to Intermediate students of Ancient Greek.
Thieves, religious charlatans, witches, millers, servants, soldiers and bakers all find a place in this strange story of chance and magic..
There is a hilarious love-making episode with lots of double-entendre, and other episodes that portray the doings of various low-life characters who are rarely present in ancient literature at all.
The final episode is a funny twist of events completely in tune with the tenor of the rest of the novel.
There is little moralizing or didacticism in the story, and unlike the hero of Apuleius\'s version of the story, there is no religious or philosophical illumination at the end.
Unlike its better-known Latin relative, Apuleius\' Golden Ass, Lucian\'s The Ass is an unpretentious satirical Text that tells a funny story in a casual and light-hearted manner.
The narrative is fast-paced and funny, and the language is fairly simple and easy to follow.
The Ass is a great Intermediate Greek text.
The Running Vocabulary and Commentary are meant to provide everything necessary to read each page.
The aim of this book is to make Lucian\'s The Ass accessible to Intermediate students of Ancient Greek
