Fables

by Babrius

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Babrius's humorous and pointed fables in Greek verse probably date from the first century CE. From the same period come the lively fables in Latin verse written by Phaedrus, which satirize social and political life in Augustan Rome.

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  • Full title :Fables.

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Babrius's humorous and pointed fables in Greek verse probably date from the first century CE. From the same period come the lively fables in Latin verse written by Phaedrus, which satirize social and political life in Augustan Rome.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1965.

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  • Description:1 online resource (736 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn899735957
  • LC Classification:PA3611

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: The aesopic fable in antiquity. Nature and origin of fable. Aesop. Babrius. Phaedrus -- BABRIUS: Introduction. Text and translation of the metrically extant fables -- PHAEDRUS: Introduction. Text and translation of the metrically extant fables -- APPENDIX: An analytical survey of Greek and Latin fables in the Aesopic tradition -- INDICES: Index of fables. Index of proper nouns and adjectives occurring within the fables.

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Subjects

Aesop Aesop's fables Classical poetry Classical poetry -- Translations into E… Fables anciennes Fables anciennes -- Histoires, intrigue… Fables, Classical Fables, Classical -- Stories, plots, etc Fables, Classical -- Translations into … Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Parodies, imitations, etc Poésie ancienne Stories, plots, etc Translations

Writers

Babrius Perry, Ben Edwin Phaedrus

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