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The Fables of Phaedrus
The Fables of Phaedrus
Author: Phaedrus
Phaedrus (c. 15 BC-c.AD 50), a Roman fabulist, was probably a Thracian slave, born in Pydna of Macedonia (Roman province) and lived in the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius and Claudius. He is recognized as the first writer to latinize entire books of fables, using the iambic metre Greek prose of the Aesop tales. The first edition of the five ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292724730
ISBN-10: 029272473X
Pages: 170
Edition: First edition.
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Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Book Type: Paperback
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