Phaedrus Edwin Perry (4 results)
Language: English
Published by Harvard University Press & William Heinemann, 1965
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Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAncient World Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Spotting to spine. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Scholar's name to ffep (A. R. Littlewood). Light Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock.; Babrius is the reputed author of a collection (discovered in the 19th century) of more than 125 fables based on those called Aesop's, in Gre…ek verse. He may have been a hellenised Roman living in Asia Minor during the late 1st century of our era. The fables are all in one metre and in very good style, humorous and pointed. Some are original. Phaedrus, born in Macedonia, flourished in the early half of the 1st century of our era. Apparently a slave set free by the emperor Augustus, he lived in Italy and began to write Aesopian fables. When he offended Sejanus, a powerful official of the emperor Tiberius, he was punished but not silenced. The fables, in five books, are in lively terse and simple Latin verse not lacking in dignity. They not only amuse and teach but also satirise social and political life in Rome. This edition includes a comprehensive analytical Survey of Greek and Latin fables in the Aesopic tradition, as well as a historical introduction.; Loeb Classical Library No. 436; 634 pages.
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Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Near Fine. No dustwrapper. Facing Greek & Latin/English text. Catalogue to rear. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. No ownership marks. Size: cii,634,8pp. No ownership marks….
Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb Classical Library No. 436)
Babrius (Aka Babrias) & Phaedrus ) Perry, Ben Edwin Editor/(trans)
Language: English
Published by Harvard Univeristy Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. dj w/lite wear and rubbig, in mylar; 634 clean, unmarked pages/index; olive green c w/gilt decorations/titles.
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Gebunden. Condition: New. 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.Klappentextr.
