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An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one that appears to have originated independently of comparable works in other traditions. A medieval Animal Farm, the story describes a convention of animals in which each beast vaunts its uses to humanity while denigrating others, resulting in a cataclysmic battle. The authors provide extensive textual analysis and notes on the form, style, and context of the poem.
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- Columbia University Press Brand
- Jul 18, 2003 Pub Date:
- 9780231127615 ISBN-13:
- 0231127618 ISBN-10:
- 544.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.9 in * 1.23 in * 6.32 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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