Fabulae Aesopiae

by Phèdre

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Title Statements

Full title :Fabulae Aesopiae / Phaedrus ; recensuit et adnotavit Giovanni Zago.

Summary

Phaedrus may be defined, in a certain sense, as one of the greatest glories of Latin literature, because he is the first known author in Greek and Roman culture who presents us with a collection of fables conceived as an autonomous work of poetry, destined to be read. Furthermore, Phaedrus inspired directly or indirectly an enormous part of European fables. Despite the importance of Phaedrus in the history of European culture, the critical editions of this poet in use today are philologically unsatisfactory: as a matter of fact, some of them are excessively conservative, others are marred by unnecessary textual conjectures. This new edition, which offers an extensive apparatus of fontes and testimonia, solves a number of philological problems and presents a sounder text than the ones established by previous editors; the critical apparatus is based on a fresh examination of the extant manuscripts and the indirect transmission, and on a careful evaluation of the philological studies which have appeared since Pithou's 'editio princeps' (1596).--Publisher's web site, https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/302134.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:copyright 2020

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):De Gruyter
Place of Publication:Berlin
Language:lat
Publication Date:copyright 2020

The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (XCI-202 p.) ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783110316322 (rel), 3110316323 (rel)
oclc:on1204303715
LC Classification:PA6563
Dewey Decimal:480

Subjects

Aesop's fables Allegories Criticism, interpretation, etc Fables Fables latines -- Histoire et critique Fables, Latin Fables, Latin -- History and criticism Fabulae (Phaedrus) Fiction Parables Phaedrus