Fables [Latin]

by Phaedrus and Babrius

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 0674994809
• ISBN13: 9780674994805
• Release Date: January 1965
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.6" x 6.7"