The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: An Homeric Fable

Title

en_US The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: An Homeric Fable

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US By George Martin

Creator

en_US Martin, George Whitney

Contributor

en_US Gwynne, Fred

Date

2016-01-25T19:29:14Z

en_US 2002-07

en_US 1962

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:29:14Z

Date Issued

en_US 1962

Abstract

en_US This more contemporary version follows the Homeric parody through the death of Crum-snatcher and the description of arms. Thereafter it becomes original. Puff-jaw the frog, avoiding a water-snake, abandons Crum-snatcher the mouse, and the latter drowns. This incident will ultimately occasion the war. Puff-jaw denies his part in Crum-snatcher's death. The two sides arm. Gwynne does a good job of making the difficult scene realizable. There are good illustrations of the battle on 34-35 and 37. A detail of the former is on the covers, nicely reversed from front to back. There is one great individual battle: Pond-larker versus Troglodyte. The former dies; then rains come and end the battle. Though I am happy to include the book in this collection, the only connection with fable comes in the sub-title.

Identifier

en_US 5181 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80752

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Dodd Mead & Company,

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.M378 Bat 1962

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole