Isbn: 9780801846847 - the fables of avianus (37 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condizione: 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.…

Condizione: Acceptable. PLEASE NOTE: FORMER LIBRARY COPY. MAY HAVE IDENTIFYING MARKS, STAMPS AND/OR STICKERS, ETC.BOOK REMAINS IN ACCEPTABLE READING CONDITION. Former Library book. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. Light soiling to top edge. Previous owner name stamp. ; Fables of 5th century Roman writer. In English. Four woodblock type illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pp.

Cloth over Board. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Minor edgewear on jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Welliver, Neil (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. used hardcover in dust jacket. jacket is somewhat worn about the edges, with a number of small chips and tears at the extremeties, though still largely intact. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. dj: as new. book: as new.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Paperback. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 55pp. With a Foreword By Jack Zipes. Illustrated by Neil Welliver. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Trade Paperback. These 42 Roman fables from the early 5th century A.D. are translated into a free-verse style which is quite readable. They remained popular into the Middle Ages, with their emphasis on hyperbole, the grotesque, and ironic twists. Avianus's fables are retellings of the fables of Babrius's fables which are part of the Aesop and Indic fable tradition. Zipes' forward provides a very short history of the fable tradition. The translation by Slavitt is brilliant - the translation is loose in a way that allows Slavitt to translate the irony of the original. The fables are great fun to read - you'll never the heavily get the preachy tone that often appears in translations. Here you will meet Charlie the Tuna; you'll find the crabby crab mother lecturing "Why can't you look where you're going, go where you're looking, pick up your feet, put your best foot forward, try a little harder, stand up straight, pay attention, put yourself sometines in the other person's shoes, ." If you can't have fun with this collection of fables, don't be such a sourpuss, look on the bright side, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed? .(it's all in there).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

softcover. 8vo. 55pp. see pictures for synopsis. #05167. Very Good: Book VG+ clean, square, tight, unmarked. Neil Welliver (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Fine dust. First Edition. Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 55 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: As new. Condizione sovraccoperta: as new. With a foreword Jack Zipes. The Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993. 55pp., illustrations Neil Welliver. 8vo. As new unread hardcover in as new d/j. Neil Welliver (illustratore).

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. Condizione: New.

Condizione: FINE. First printing. A contemporary translation of all 42 fables written by this early 5th century Roman writer, one which captures the humor and the irony of the originals. With a foreword by Jack Zipes, an introduction by the translator, and illustrated by Neil Welliver with a frontispiece and 4 full page duotone drawings. A very attractive book. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.).…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0801846846. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Translated by David R. Slavitt. Foreword by Jack Zipes. Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with sunning to the spine and a portion of the back panel.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. Translated by David R. Slavitt. Foreword by Jack Zipes. Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Octavo. Fine in fine dust jacket.Publisher's promotional material laid in.