Armenian Folk-tales and Fables

Title

en_US Armenian Folk-tales and Fables

Description

en_US Original language: arm

en_US Charles Downing

Creator

en_US Downing, Charles See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Papas, William

Date

2016-01-25T16:18:00Z

en_US 1996-09

en_US 1993

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:18:00Z

Date Issued

en_US 1993

Abstract

en_US The introduction shows a surprising sensitivity to fable as a distinct genre. The book presents thirty-five fables (193-205), a large proportion of them the work of either Vardan of Aygek or Mekhithar Gosh. At least seven are straight Aesopic fables, including those ascribed to Olompianos, probably just another name for Aesop. Two fables improve on Aesop: In Fair Shares (198), there are three victims of the hunting group. After the lion hits the wolf so hard that an eye pops out, the fox apportions one of the spoils for each of the lion's three daily meals. In The Fox and the Partridge (202), the captured partridge recommends thanking God for the good catch. My recommended sampler of fables from this book includes Priests and Princes, The Bargain, The Wolf's ABC, The Peacock and the Eagle, and The Price of Dignity. None of the fables is illustrated.

Identifier

en_US 0192741551 (pbk.)

en_US 2486 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/78026

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Oxford University Press

en_US New York

Subject

en_US GR280 .D6813 1993 See all items with this value

en_US Armenian See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole