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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. |
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| 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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