Fables von phaedrus babrius (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Minor shelfwear to book. DJ is price-clipped. DJ has a bit of edgewear.; 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 Greek 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.…

Hardback. Zustand: New. Fabulous verse.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 Greek verse. He may have been a Hellenized Roman living in Asia Minor during the late first 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 first 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 satirize 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.…

Binding sound, text unmarked. Zustand: 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. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 736 pages. 7.00x4.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 736.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. pp. 736 Indices.

Gebunden. Zustand: 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.

London; Heinemann / Cambridge (Mass.); Harvard University Press, 1965. (The Loeb Classical Library). 17x11,5 cm. cii, 634 pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt title on spine, printed dustjacket. Head of spine is slightly bumped. A fine copy. With Greek and English bilingual text.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Loeb Classical Library edition. Small 8vo. [4], vii-cii, [1], 2-634, 1-8 (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine, gold rules on the spine. Greek text on the left, English on the right. English translation by Ben Edwin Perry. Number 436 in the Loeb Classical Library. A small push to the textblock's top edge; jacket with a price sticker laid in, its front flap's bottom corner clipped, the spine panel edge-worn and sunned.…

Hardback. Zustand: New. Fabulous verse.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 Greek verse. He may have been a Hellenized Roman living in Asia Minor during the late first 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 first 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 satirize 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.…

634 S. Oln. Ecken etwas bestoßen. Name auf Vorsatz. Loeb Classical Library.

634 S. Oln. Schnitt fleckig. Loeb Classical Library.