ΑΙΝΟΙ ΛΟΓΟΙ ΜΥΘΟΙ [Ainoi, logoi, mythoi]: Fables in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek Literature. With a Study of the Theory and Terminology of the Genre

The first study to focus on the numerous ancient Greek fables occurring outside (and predating) the extant fable collections. Divided into three parts, its core is an intertextual analysis of the functions of fables and their allusions. Here the author covers many different authors and a variety of genres in Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek Literature, ranging from lyric to historiography, from Aristotle to Hesiod and from Agamemnon to Zopyrus. This analysis is based on a study of both modern and ancient fable theory - the latter having hitherto never been studied in toto , and incorporating the Graeco-Roman terminology of the genre. The book's third part is a collection of all texts (and contexts) studied, which greatly facilitates cross-referencing Contents. P.1. Theoretical Basis. P.2. The Function Of Fables In Archaic, Classical, And Hellenistic Greek Literature. P.3. Textual Supplement. By Gert-jan Van Dijk. Title Romanized. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [577]-610) And Indexes. Commentary In English With Texts And Passages In Ancient Greek And Latin. The first intertextual study of all (allusions to) fables occuring in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek literature, examining both modern and ancient fable theory as well as Greaco-Roman terminology of the genre.