The Fables of Phaedrus

by Phaedrus

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Animal fables are said to have originated with Aesop, a semilegendary Samian slave, but the earliest surviving record of the fables comes from the Latin poet Phaedrus, who introduced the new genre to Latin literature. This verse translation of The Fables is the first in English in more than two hundred years.

In addition to the familiar animal fables, about a quarter of the book includes such diverse material as prologues and epilogues,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:029272473X

ISBN13:9780292724730

Release Date:February 1992

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:196 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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