-
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
-
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)
-
Language
-
en_US
eng
-
Publisher
-
en_US
Thomas Roycroft
-
en_US
London
-
Subject
-
Aesop