| History of the Graeco-Latin Fable: Volume I. Introduction and from the Origins to the Hellenistic Age Contributor(s): Adrados, Francisco Rodríguez (Author), Van Dijk, Gert-Jan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004114548 ISBN-13: 9789004114548 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $399.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: Spanning from Sumer to the present day few literary genres show greater continuity throughout their history than the fable. Historical evidence reaching as far back as Antiquity, supports the study of more than 500 works considered to be fables. This translation of the original Spanish, standard work on the fable, traces the history of the Graeco-Latin fable, investigates its origins, reconstructs lost collections from the Hellenistic Age, and establishes relationships between the fablist of the Imperial Age and the study of Medieval, Greek and Latin fables. Supplements at the end of each chapter have been added, giving information on a new bibliography and some new data, together with references to subsequent studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 880.09 |
| LCCN: 99037200 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 2.12" H x 6.62" W x 9.6" (3.22 lbs) 760 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spanning from Sumer to the present day few literary genres show greater continuity throughout their history than the fable. Historical evidence reaching as far back as Antiquity, supports the study of more than 500 works considered to be fables. This translation of the original Spanish, standard work on the fable, traces the history of the Graeco-Latin fable, investigates its origins, reconstructs lost collections from the Hellenistic Age, and establishes relationships between the fablist of the Imperial Age and the study of Medieval, Greek and Latin fables. Supplements at the end of each chapter have been added, giving information on a new bibliography and some new data, together with references to subsequent studies. |