Studies in Romance Languages

With a Life of Aesop

By: Aesop, John Esten Keller, L. Clark Keating

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Hardcover | 22 April 1993

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In 1489 Johan Hurus printed the first collection of fables in Spain, Lavida del Ysopetconsusfabulas hystoriadas. Illustrated with nearly 200 woodcuts, this work quickly became the most-read book in Spain, beloved of both children and adults. Reprinted many times in the next three centuries and carried to the New World, it brought to Spanish letters a cornucopia of Aesopic fables, oriental apologues, and folktales that were borrowed by such writers as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and especially the fabulists Iriarte and Samaniego. John Keller and Clark Keating now present the first English translation of this important literary work.

The Latin and German lineage of La vida was significant, for it placed Spain in the mainstream of European fable lore. The highly fictitious life of Aesop, the misshapen Greek slave who reached the highest social level, contributed to the development of medieval romance and the picaresque novel. The book is thus important to students of comparative literature, literary history, and the development of the Spanish language.

Of equal value are the woodcuts, which depict the daily life of medieval Europe and contribute to a better understanding of fifteenth-century art history, bookmaking, natural history, and the visualization of narrative. La vida del Ysopet thus constitutes one of the finest concordances of text and illustration in European literary history.

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Introduction	p. 1
The Life of Aesop	p. 7
The First Book of Aesop	p. 52
Preface and Prologue	p. 52
Of the Rooster and the Pearl or Jasper	p. 53
Of the Wolf and the Lamb	p. 54
Of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Kite	p. 55
Of the Dog and the Sheep	p. 56
Of the Dog and the Piece of Meat	p. 57
Of the Lion, the Cow, the Goat, and the Sheep	p. 57
Of the Wicked Thief and the Sun	p. 58
Of the Wolf and the Crane	p. 59
Of the Two Dogs	p. 60
Of the Man and the Snake	p. 61
Of the Lion and the Ass	p. 61
Of the Two Mice	p. 62
Of the Eagle and the Vixen	p. 63
Of the Eagle, the Snail, and the Crow	p. 64
Of the Crow and the Fox	p. 65
Of the Lion, the Boar, the Bull, and the Ass	p. 66
Of the Ass and the Lapdog	p. 67
Of the Lion and the Mouse	p. 68
Of the Kite and Her Mother	p. 69
Of the Swallow and the Other Birds	p. 70
The Second Book of Aesop	p. 71
Prologue	p. 71
Of Jupiter and the Frogs	p. 71
Of the Doves, the Kite, and the Falcon	p. 73
Of the Thief and the Dog	p. 73
Of the Sow and the Wolf	p. 74
Of the Earth Which Was About to Give Birth	p. 75
Of the Lamb and the Wolf	p. 76
Of the Old Dog and His Master	p. 77
Of the Hares and the Frogs	p. 78
Of the Wolf and the Kid	p. 78
Of the Poor Man and the Snake	p. 79
Of the Deer, the Sheep, and the Wolf	p. 80
Of the Bald-Headed Man and the Fly	p. 81
Of the Vixen and the Stork	p. 82
Of the Wolf and the Statue	p. 83
Of the Crow and the Peacocks	p. 83
Of the Fly and the Mule	p. 84
Of the Fly and the Ant	p. 85
Of the Wolf, the Vixen, and the Ape	p. 86
Of the Ferret and the Man	p. 87
Of the Frog and the Bull	p. 87
The Third Book of Aesop	p. 89
Of the Lion and the Shepherd	p. 89
Of the Horse and the Lion	p. 90
Of the Horse, the Ass, and of Times and Fortunes	p. 91
Of the Beasts and the Birds	p. 92
Of the Nightingale and the Falcon	p. 93
Of the Vixen and the Wolf	p. 94
Of the Stag and the Hunter	p. 95
Of the Vixen, the Cock, and the Dogs	p. 96
Of the Woman and Her Dead Husband	p. 97
Of the Woman and the Young Lad	p. 98
Of the Father and the Cruel Son	p. 99
Of the Snake and the File	p. 99
Of the Wolves, the Sheep, and the Dogs	p. 100
Of the Man and the Trees	p. 101
Of the Wolf and the Dog	p. 102
Of the Hands, the Feet, and the Belly	p. 103
Of the Ape and the Vixen	p. 104
Of the Merchant and the Ass	p. 105
Of the Stag and the Ox	p. 105
Of the Lion's Deceitful Conversation	p. 106
The Fourth Book of Aesop	p. 108
Of the Fox and the Grapes	p. 108
Of the Old Weasel and the Mouse	p. 109
Of the Wolf and the Herdsman	p. 109
Of Juno, the Peacock, and the Nightingale	p. 110
Of the Lobo Cerval and the Farmers	p. 111
Of the Sheep and the Butcher	p. 112
Of the Fowler and the Birds	p. 113
Of the Truthful Man, the Deceitful One, and the Ape	p. 114
Of the Horse, the Stag, and the Hunter	p. 115
Of the Ass and the Lion	p. 116
Of the Vulture and the Other Birds	p. 117
Of the Lion and the Vixens	p. 117
Of the Sick Ass and the Wolf	p. 118
Of the Big Sheep and the Three Little Ones	p. 119
Of the Man and the Lion	p. 119
Of the Flea and the Camel	p. 120
Of the Ant and the Cricket	p. 121
Of the Sword and the Traveler	p. 122
Of the Raven and the Sheep	p. 122
Of the Beech Tree and the Reed	p. 123
The Fanciful Fables of Aesop	p. 125
Of the Mule, the Vixen, and the Wolf	p. 125
Of the Boar, the Sheep, and the Wolf	p. 126
Of the Fox and the Rooster	p. 127
Of the Dragon and the Farmer	p. 128
Of the Vixen and the Cat	p. 130
Of the Wolf and the Goat	p. 131
Of the Wolf and the Ass	p. 132
Of the Snake and the Farmer	p. 133
Of the Vixen, the Fisherman, and the Wolf	p. 135
Of the Wolf Who Farted	p. 137
Of the Envious Dog	p. 140
Of the Wolf and the Hungry Dog	p. 141
Of the Father and His Three Sons	p. 143
Of the Vixen and the Wolf	p. 145
Of the Wolf, the Dog, and the Sheep	p. 148
Of the Little Man, the Lion, and His Cub	p. 150
Of the Knight, the Vixen, and the Squire	p. 152
The Fables of Aesop from the Translation of Remitius	p. 155
Of the Eagle and the Crow	p. 155
Of the Eagle and the Beetle	p. 156
Of the Vixen and the Goat	p. 157
Of the Cat and the Rooster	p. 158
Of the Vixen and the Bramble Bush	p. 159
Of the Man and the Wooden God	p. 159
Of a Fisherman	p. 160
Of the Mice and the Cat	p. 161
Of the Farmer and the Bustard	p. 162
Of the Boy Who Tended the Sheep	p. 162
Of the Ant and the Dove	p. 163
Of the Bee and Jupiter	p. 164
Of a Woodcutter	p. 165
Of the Thieving Boy and His Mother	p. 166
Of the Flea	p. 167
Of the Husband and the Two Wives	p. 168
Of the Farmer and His Sons	p. 169
The Fables of Avianus	p. 171
Of the Village Woman and the Wolf	p. 171
Of the Tortoise or Turtle and the Birds	p. 172
Of the Two Lobsters or Crayfish	p. 173
Of the Ass in the Lion's Skin	p. 174
Of the Frog Who Was a Doctor and the Vixen	p. 174
Of the Two Dogs	p. 176
Of the Camel and Jupiter	p. 177
Of the Two Companions	p. 178
Of the Two Pots	p. 179
Of the Lion, the Bull, and the Goat	p. 180
Of the Ape and Her Son	p. 181
Of the Crane and the Peacock	p. 182
Of the Animal Called the Tigride	p. 183
Of the Four Oxen	p. 184
Of the Pine Tree and the Turkey Oak or Blackthorn	p. 185
Of the Fisherman and the Little Fish	p. 186
Of the Sun and the Avaricious and Envious Man	p. 187
Of the Weeping Lad and the Thief	p. 187
Of the Lion and the She-Goat	p. 188
Of the Thirsty Crow	p. 189
Of the Rustic and the Young Bull	p. 190
Of the Satyr and the Traveler	p. 191
Of the Bull and the Mouse	p. 192
Of the Goose and Its Master	p. 193
Of the Ape and Her Two Sons	p. 194
Of the Storm and the Pot	p. 195
Of the Wolf and the Kid	p. 196
The Collected Fables of Alfonso, of Poggio, and of Others	p. 198
In Which Alfonso Advises People about Wisdom and True Friendship	p. 198
Of the Cash Held in Trust	p. 202
Of the Subtle Artifice of Wisdom in Enigmatic Casks of Oil Held in Trust	p. 204
Of the Artifice of the Missing Money	p. 205
Of the Faith or Deceit of the Three Companions	p. 207
Of the Little Bird and the Countryman	p. 208
Of the Rimester and the Humpback	p. 210
Of the Sheep	p. 211
Of the Wolf, the Rustic, the Fox, and the Cheese	p. 212
Of the Young Wife and Her Husband, of the Mother-in-Law and the Adulterer	p. 214
Of the Old Lady Who Deceived the Chaste Woman with a Little Dog	p. 215
Of the Blind Man and the Adulterous Adolescent	p. 217
Of the Cleverness and Astuteness of a Wife against Her Husband, a Winegrower	p. 219
Of the Merchant's Wife and Her Old Mother-in-Law	p. 220
By Poggio. About the Wife and the Husband Shut Up in the Dove Cote	p. 221
Of the Woman Who Gave Birth to a Child by the Grace of God, Her Husband Being Absent	p. 222
Of the Devil and the Wicked Old Woman	p. 223
Of the Master Tailor, the King, and His Servants	p. 226
Of the Madman and the Gentleman Hunter	p. 228
Of the Priest, His Dog, and the Bishop	p. 229
Of the Ape and the Nuts	p. 230
Of the Father and Son Who Went to Sell an Ass	p. 231
Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 237
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