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1 online resource (xxv, 170 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction; Book 1; Prologue; 1. The Wolf and the Lamb; 2. The Frogs Ask for a King; 3. The Presumptuous Jackdaw and the Peacock; 4. The Dog Carrying a Piece of Meat across a River; 5. The Cow, the She-goat, the Sheep, and the Lion; 6. The Frogs Complain about the Sun; 7. The Fox and the Tragic Actor's Mask; 8. The Wolf and the Crane; 9. The Sparrow Gives Advice to the Hare; 10. The Wolf and the Fox Receive Judgment from the Ape; 11. The Lion and the Ass Go Hunting; 12. The Stag at the Fountain; 13. The Fox and the Crow; 14. From Cobbler to Physician |
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15. What the Ass Said to the Old Shepherd16. The Sheep, the Stag, and the Wolf; 17. The Sheep, the Dog, and the Wolf; 18. A Woman in Childbirth; 19. The Dog and Her Litter of Puppies; 20. The Hungry Dogs; 21. The Old Lion, the Boar, the Bull, and the Ass; 22. The Weasel and the Man; 23. The Faithful Dog; 24. The Frog Who Burst Himself and the Bull; 25. The Dogs and the Crocodiles; 26. The Fox and the Stork; 27. The Dog, the Treasure, and the Vulture; 28. The Fox and the Eagle; 29. The Ass Insults the Boar; 30. The Frogs Afraid of the Battle of the Bulls; Untitled; Book 2; Author's Prologue |
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1. The Bullock, the Lion, and the Bandit2. Two Women, One Old, One Young, in Love with the Same Man; 3. Aesop's Words to a Man about the Success of Wrongdoers; 4. The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Boar; 5. Tiberius' Words to an Attendant; 6. The Eagle and the Crow; 7. The Two Mules and the Robbers; 8. The Stag and the Oxen; Untitled; Book 3; Prologue: Phaedrus to Eutychus; 1. What the Old Woman Said to the Wine Jar; 2. The Panther and the Shepherds; 3. Aesop and the Farmer; 4. The Butcher and the Monkey; 5. Aesop and the Impudent Fellow; 6. The Fly and the Mule; 7. The Wolf and the Sleek Dog |
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8. Brother and Sister9. Socrates to His Friends; 10. The Poet, on Believing and Not Believing; 11. The Eunuch's Reply to His Insulting Adversary; 12. The Cock and the Pearl; 13. The Wasp Adjudicating between the Bees and the Drones; 14. On Play and Seriousness; 15. The Dog and the Lamb; 16. The Cicada and the Owl; 17. The Trees under the Patronage of the Gods; 18. The Peacock Complains to Juno about His Voice; 19. Aesop's Reply to the Joker; Untitled; Book 4; Prologue: The Poet to Particulo; 1. The Ass and the Priests of Cybele; 2. The Weasel and the Mice; 3. The Fox and the Grapes |
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4. The Horse and the Wild Boar5. Aesop and the Enigmatic Will; 6. The Battle of the Mice and Weasels; 7. Phaedrus and the Critic; 8. The Viper and the File; 9. The Fox and the Goat; 10. On the Faults of Men; 11. The Thief and His Lamp; 12. The Evils of Wealth; 13. The Reign of the Lion; 13A. The Reign of the Lion; 13B. The King of the Apes; 14. Prometheus; 15. Prometheus Again; 16. The Bearded She-goats; 17. On the Fortunes of Men; 18. The Dogs Send Envoys to Jupiter; 19. The Snake Fatal to the Compassionate Man; 19A. The Snake Fatal to the Compassionate Man; 20. The Fox and the Dragon |
| Summary |
A translation of the earliest surviving Roman animal fables |
| Notes |
Translation of: Fabulae |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL pda |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Phaedrus -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Phaedrus fast |
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Fables, Latin -- Translations into English
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POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient & Classical.
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Fables, Latin
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Widdows, P. F. (Paul Frederick), 1918-1997
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| ISBN |
9780292727342 |
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0292727348 |
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