Avianus (408 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. "When the word fable is mentioned", writes Jack Zipes in his foreword to this volume, "one automatically thinks of the name Aesop, never Avianus". Nevertheless, the lively and instructive fables of this early fifth-century Roman writer enjoyed significant popularity in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Now the complete work of Avianus - 42 elegiac fables in all - has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. The volume also features four new illustrations by the artist Neil Welliver. The fables of Avianus show a world in flux, a topsy-turvy world, in which humour and cunning constitute the only saving grace for humans and, one might add, the poet. While remaining true to the Aesopic spirit of depicting scenes of survival of the fittest in a blunt and candid manner, Avianus is fond of hyperbole and the grotesque, and he skillfully employs his hexameters to bring about an ironic twist that often makes the reader question traditional assumptions. Writing at a time when the Roman world was being transformed by the rise of Christianity, Avianus appears to voice doubt about humankind's ability to deal with change. But Avianus's voice was not a voice of despair. Like Aesop, he shows a clear preference in his fables for learning how to survive and for the underdog. These and other parallels between Avianus's world and our own are all the more striking in the splendid verse translations of David Slavitt. Speaking as clearly to us as he did to his Roman contemporaries, Avianus is once again revealed as a shrewd poet who can unmask hypocrisy and overcome adversity every bit as well as his savvy master Aesop.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very fine/Very fine. First Edition. First printing. Hardbound. A clean unread copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. F-2000.

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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. sm 4 to; slate blue cloth covered boards; silver spine lettering; 55 pp.; foreward by Jack Zipes. Complete work of the fifth-century Roman writer. As new-clean, tight, & attractive. as new-protected by new Mylar wrap. Neil Welliver (illustrator).

tall, dark grey cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). tutone frontis. illustration. xix+55p. poetry. ancient literature. roman literature. roman empire. folklore. mythology. philosophy. ~ "When the word fable is mentioned," writes Jack Zipes in his foreword to this volume, "one automatically thinks of the name Aesop, never Avianus." Nevertheless, the lively and instructive fables of this early fifth~century Roman writer enjoyed significant popularity in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Now the complete work of Avianus ~ forty~two elegiac fables in all ~ has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. The volume also features four new illustrations by the artist Neil Welliver. The fables of Avianus show a world in flux, a topsy~turvy world, in which humor and cunning constitute the only saving grace for humans~and, one might add, the poet. While remaining true to the Aesopic spirit of depicting scenes of survival of the fittest in a blunt and candid manner, Avianus is fond of hyperbole and the grotesque, and he skillfully employs his hexameters to bring about an ironic twist that often makes the reader question traditional assumptions. Writing at a time when the Roman world was being transformed by the rise of Christianity, Avianus appears to voice doubt about humankind's ability to deal with change. But Avianus's voice was not a voice of despair. Like Aesop, he shows a clear preference in his fables for learning how to survive and for the underdog. These and other parallels between Avianus's world and our own are all the more striking in the splendid verse translations of David Slavitt. Speaking as clearly to us as he did to his Roman contemporaries, Avianus is once again revealed as a shrewd poet who can unmask hypocrisy and overcome adversity every bit as well as his savvy master Aesop.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. A clean, tight, unmarked, fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Neil Welliver (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 95 pages Translated by David R. Slavitt with a foreword by Jack Zipes ; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 ". Illustrated by Neil Welliver (illustrator).

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Fables of Avianus: Ed. with comm. by R. Ellis. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. Latin and English text. Brown cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; edges worn, heavier at corners and spine ends; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Previous owner's name at top of half title page; spotting to front and rear pages; gutter gap at page 96; pages toning along edges; interior clean and unmarked; 151 pages.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Novus Avianus. Book.