The Tale of Cupid and Psyche

Is Cupid and Psyche a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This volume provides Joel Relihan''s lively translation of this best known section of Apuleius'' Golden Ass, some useful and illustrative parallels, and an engaging discussion of what to make of this classic story.