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Îἶνοι, ÎÏγοι, Îῦθοι
Fables in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek Literature. With a Study of the Theory and Terminology of the Genre
Series: - Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 166
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The first study to focus on the numerous ancient Greek fables occurring outside (and predating) the extant fable collections.
Divided into three parts, its core is an intertextual analysis of the functions of fables and their allusions. Here the author covers many different authors and a variety of genres in Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek Literature, ranging from lyric to historiography, from Aristotle to Hesiod and from Agamemnon to Zopyrus.
This analysis is based on a study of both modern and ancient fable theory - the latter having hitherto never been studied in toto, and incorporating the Graeco-Roman terminology of the genre.
The book's third part is a collection of all texts (and contexts) studied, which greatly facilitates cross-referencing.
Divided into three parts, its core is an intertextual analysis of the functions of fables and their allusions. Here the author covers many different authors and a variety of genres in Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek Literature, ranging from lyric to historiography, from Aristotle to Hesiod and from Agamemnon to Zopyrus.
This analysis is based on a study of both modern and ancient fable theory - the latter having hitherto never been studied in toto, and incorporating the Graeco-Roman terminology of the genre.
The book's third part is a collection of all texts (and contexts) studied, which greatly facilitates cross-referencing.
Gert-Jan van Dijk, Department of Classics, Nijmegen Catholic University has published several articles on the ancient fable tradition in international periodicals.
'Taking into account modern attempts to define the genre and analysing any theories voiced by ancient authors on the subject, along with the terminology they used, D. has laid a firmer foundation than any fable scholar before him for his own definition.'
Niklas Holzberg, Classical Review, 1998.
'...a notable achievement, surely the most important book to be published in Aesopic scholarship since Perry's Aesopica in 1952â¦As a resource book, van Dijk's book is invaluableâ¦The book is an essential starting point for the study of any Aesopic fableâ¦'
Laura Gibbs, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 1998.
ââ¦we await with pleasure the impact of these books on future scholarship.â
Elizabeth Irwin, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 2002.
Niklas Holzberg, Classical Review, 1998.
'...a notable achievement, surely the most important book to be published in Aesopic scholarship since Perry's Aesopica in 1952â¦As a resource book, van Dijk's book is invaluableâ¦The book is an essential starting point for the study of any Aesopic fableâ¦'
Laura Gibbs, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 1998.
ââ¦we await with pleasure the impact of these books on future scholarship.â
Elizabeth Irwin, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 2002.
Classical Philologists, scholars of comparative literature, as well as those interested in fables, folklore, and intertextuality.