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.