Isbn: 9780231127615 - an entertaining tale of quadrupeds (records of western civilization series) (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st printing (2003). 557pp. VG+ clean copy.

Zustand: Very Good. - Covers very slightly rubbed w/ small mark to front cover - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - xv/555 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide an.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one that appears to have originated independently of comparable works in other traditions. A medieval Animal Farm, the story describes a convention of animals in which each beast vaunts its uses to humanity while denigrating others, resulting in a cataclysmic battle. The authors provide extensive textual analysis and notes on the form, style, and context of the poem.…