Babrius. Edited with Introductory Dissertations, Critical Notes, Commentary, and Lexicon by W. Gunion Rutherford.

BABRIUS.

Published by LondonMacmilland and Co. ., 1883

About this Item

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm.) ciii+202+[2, ads]. Publisher's original dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Old ownership inscription to front free endpaper (faded). Some trivial signs of age, generally a very good copy. A scholarly edition of ancient Greek fables compiled by the Scottish classical scholar William Gunion Rutherford, this edition focuses on the mythiambic fables of Babrius, a Hellenised Roman poet who turned traditional Aesopic fables into Greek choliambic verse around the 2nd century AD.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Babrius. Edited with Introductory Dissertations, Critical Notes, Commentary, and Lexicon by W. Gunion Rutherford.
• Publisher: LondonMacmilland and Co. .
• Publication Date: 1883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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  • CONTINENTAL & CLASSICS