{"product_id":"aesopica-volume-one-ben-edwin-perry-9780252031922","title":"Aesopica, Volume One: A Series of Texts Relating to Aesop or Ascribed to Him or Closely Connected with the Literary Tradition That Bears His","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most complete corpus of the proverbs and fables of Aesop ever assembled\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Edwin Perry's \u003ci\u003eAesopica\u003c\/i\u003e remains the definitive edition of all fables reputed to be by Aesop. The volume begins traditionally with a life of Aesop, but in two different and previously unedited Greek versions, with collations that record variations in the major recensions. It includes 179 proverbs attributed to Aesop and 725 carefully organized fables, for which Perry also provides their eldest known sources. To better evaluate the place of Aesop in literary history, Perry includes testimonies about Aesop made by Greek and Latin authors, from Herodotus to Maximus Planudes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Edwin Perry, Aesop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025203192X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252031922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.23h x 7.09w x 2.26d","brand":"Ben Edwin Perry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075982651647,"sku":"9780252031922","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55efa1ce-9ff5-4bdf-8cbf-2d4a0e2ae376.jpg?v=1685462526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aesopica-volume-one-ben-edwin-perry-9780252031922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}