Praise for Sarah Ruden's translation of the Aeneid: "Robert Fagles, shortly before his death, set the bar very high for translating the Aeneid. Yet already the scholar-poet Sarah Ruden has soared over the bar... The translation is alive in every part...This is the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself."-Garry Wills, New York Review of Books -- Garry Wills Praise for Sarah Ruden's translation of the Aeneid: "Fast, clean, and clear, sometimes terribly clever, and often strikingly beautiful... Many human achievements deserve our praise, and this excellent translation is certainly one of them."-Richard Garner, The New Criterion -- Richard Garner Praise for Sarah Ruden's translation of the Aeneid: "By conveying the emotional force of the Latin, Ruden makes the Aeneid newly vivid, exciting, and relevant. This translation proves why, for centuries, Virgil's remarkable epic has been required reading."-Mary Lefkowitz, author of Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn From Myths -- Mary Lefkowitz "This new translation of Apuleius's novel stands alone for its accuracy and cleverly farcical rendering."-Bookseller's Buyer's Guide Bookseller's Buyer's Guide "A rollicking ride well worth the fare ... marvelously, sidesplittingly ridiculous... It's a story, not a homily, and Sarah Ruden has re-bestowed it with artful aplomb."-Tracy Lee Simmons, National Review -- Tracy Lee Simons National Review "The most immediately entertaining work of Latin literature ... Ruden gives the reader a rich blend of the colloquial and the elevated ... [in] a very American translation that captures much of the fun of the original."-D. Konstan, Choice -- D. Konstan Choice "A cause for celebration on many counts ... We owe Sarah Ruden a great debt of thanks for [this] English translation that is no less inventive, varied, and surprising than the original."-G. W. Bowersock, New York Review of Books -- G. W. Bowersock New York Review of Books "Sarah Ruden's superb translation of Alpuleis's The Golden Ass illuminates this wonderful story with a brilliant modern wit."-Philip Pullman, The Observer -- Philip Pullman The Observer "[B]rilliantly executed...Sarah Ruden's new translation of Apuleius' neo-platonist romp about a guy who magically turns into a donkey...conveys how truly bizarre the style of the original is."-Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement -- Emily Wilson Times Literary Supplement