Aesop's Fables [electronic resource]

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In 1489 Johan Hurus printed the first collection of fables in Spain, Lavida del Ysopetconsusfabulas hystoriadas. Illustrated with nearly 200 woodcuts, this work quickly became the most-read book in Spain, beloved of both children and adults. Reprinted many times in the next three centuries and carried to the New World, it brought to Spanish letters a cornucopia of Aesopic fables, oriental apologues, and folktales that were borrowed by such writers as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and especially the fabulists Iriarte and Samaniego. John Keller and Clark Keating now present the first English transla

Title Aesop's Fables [electronic resource] : With a Life of Aesop / Translated from the Spanish with an introduction by John E. Keller and L. Clark Keating.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky
Creation Date 1993
Notes Translated from the Spanish edition printed by Johan Hurus: La vida del Ysopet con sus fabulas hystoriadas. Zaragoza?, 1489.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-236) and index.
English
Content Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
The Life of Aesop
I. The First Book of Aesop
Preface and Prologue
1. Of the Rooster and the Pearl or Jasper
2. Of the Wolf and the Lamb
3. Of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Kite
4. Of the Dog and the Sheep
5. Of the Dog and the Piece of Meat
6. Of the Lion, the Cow, the Goat, and the Sheep
7. Of the Wicked Thief and the Sun
8. Of the Wolf and the Crane
9. Of the Two Dogs
10. Of the Man and the Snake
11. Of the Lion and the Ass
12. Of the Two Mice
13. Of the Eagle and the Vixen
14. Of the Eagle, the Snail, and the Crow
15. Of the Crow and the Fox16. Of the Lion, the Boar, the Bull, and the Ass
17. Of the Ass and the Lapdog
18. Of the Lion and the Mouse
19. Of the Kite and Her Mother
20. Of the Swallow and the Other Birds
II. The Second Book of Aesop
Prologue
1. Of Jupiter and the Frogs
2. Of the Doves, the Kite, and the Falcon
3. Of the Thief and the Dog
4. Of the Sow and the Wolf
5. Of the Earth Which Was About to Give Birth
6. Of the Lamb and the Wolf
7. Of the Old Dog and His Master
8. Of the Hares and the Frogs
9. Of the Wolf and the Kid
10. Of the Poor Man and the Snake
11. Of the Deer, the Sheep, and the Wolf12. Of the Bald-Headed Man and the Fly
13. Of the Vixen and the Stork
14. Of the Wolf and the Statue
15. Of the Crow and the Peacocks
16. Of the Fly and the Mule
17. Of the Fly and the Ant
18. Of the Wolf, the Vixen, and the Ape
19. Of the Ferret and the Man
20. Of the Frog and the Bull
III. The Third Book of Aesop
1. Of the Lion and the Shepherd
2. Of the Horse and the Lion
3. Of the Horse, the Ass, and of Times and Fortunes
4. Of the Beasts and the Birds
5. Of the Nightingale and the Falcon
6. Of the Vixen and the Wolf
7. Of the Stag and the Hunter8. Of the Vixen, the Cock, and the Dogs
9. Of the Woman and Her Dead Husband
10. Of the Woman and the Young Lad
11. Of the Father and the Cruel Son
12. Of the Snake and the File
13. Of the Wolves, the Sheep, and the Dogs
14. Of the Man and the Trees
15. Of the Wolf and the Dog
16. Of the Hands, the Feet, and the Belly
17. Of the Ape and the Vixen
18. Of the Merchant and the Ass
19. Of the Stag and the Ox
20. Of the Lion's Deceitful Conversation
IV. The Fourth Book of Aesop
1. Of the Fox and the Grapes
2. Of the Old Weasel and the Mouse
3. Of the Wolf and the Herdsman4. Of Juno, the Peacock, and the Nightingale
5. Of the Lobo Cerval and the Farmers
6. Of the Sheep and the Butcher
7. Of the Fowler and the Birds
8. Of the Truthful Man, the Deceitful One, and the Ape
9. Of the Horse, the Stag, and the Hunter
10. Of the Ass and the Lion
11. Of the Vulture and the Other Birds
12. Of the Lion and the Vixens
13. Of the Sick Ass and the Wolf
14. Of the Big Sheep and the Three Little Ones
15. Of the Man and the Lion
16. Of the Flea and the Camel
17. Of the Ant and the Cricket
18. Of the Sword and the Traveler
19. Of the Raven and the Sheep
Series Studies in Romance languages
34
Extent 1 online resource (256 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©1993
National Library system number 997010716553405171
MARC RECORDS

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