The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse, 2 vols in one.

Title

en_US The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse, 2 vols in one.

Description

en_US Second edition

John Ogilby

Creator

en_US Ogilby, John See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Hollar, Wenceslaus

Date

2022-11-07T17:45:08Z

2019-01

en_US 1668

Date Available

2022-11-07T17:45:08Z

Date Issued

en_US 1668

Abstract

en_US Ogilby here sets a new standard by improving on his 1651 edition with a folio edition, a size and type of book, I believe, not previously published in England. This book, about 16" x 10", offers two new enhancements. First, the art work was done now largely by Wenceslaus Hollar, often basing his engravings on the simpler etchings of Cleyn from 1651. Critics rave about the achievement of Hollar, one of the standout artists in the history of fable illustration. The second enhancement is that Ogilby himself creates a set of marginalia commenting and expanding on the various references already embedded in the stories. Latin and Greek sources and mythological cross-references lift Aesop into an even higher level of respectability. Performance art has gone one step further as a learned, curious man invites cultured readers into the realms of ancient story and mythology. Some of the fascination in reading this book is surely the pleasure of listening to a learned man in action.

Identifier

en_US 13193 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/139370

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Thomas Roycroft

en_US London

Subject

Aesop See all items with this value