{"product_id":"animal-fables-of-the-courtly-alison-noble-9780674271272","title":"Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean: The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove of stories and lessons on how to conduct oneself and succeed in life, sometimes through cleverness rather than virtue. They feature human and many animal protagonists, including the two jackals Stephanites and Ichnelates, after whom the book is named, as well as several lion kings. At the heart of this work are tales from the Sanskrit \u003ci\u003ePanchatantra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e, to which more were added, both in the original Middle Persian collection and its eighth-century Arabic translation, the widely known \u003ci\u003eKalīla wa-Dimna\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the eleventh century, readers in Constantinople were introduced to these stories through an abbreviated Greek version, translated by Symeon Seth from the Arabic. The new Byzantine Greek text and English translation presented here is a more complete version, originating in twelfth-century Sicily and connected with Admiral Eugenius of Palermo. It contains unique prefaces and reinstates the prologues and stories omitted by Seth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674271270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674271272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Alison Noble","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054606643455,"sku":"9780674271272","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3cd66bf0-3bc1-4010-8169-0f586130bed4.jpg?v=1685030927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-fables-of-the-courtly-alison-noble-9780674271272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}