Author

Publication

2010 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

126,000 words, Guess

Page Count

504 pages

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • ISBN-100691144583
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010006842
  • OCLC Control Number551196506
  • Better World BooksW7-CLV-714
  • Better World Books9780691144573
  • Better World Books9780691144580
  • Better World BooksKR-370-754

Classifications

  • DDC886/.0109
  • LCCPA3257 .K87 2010
  • LCCPA3257.K87 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCPA3257 .K87 2011

Description

Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, Aesopic Conversations offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. This book explores the anonymous Life of Aesop. Leslie Kurke argues that the traditions surrounding this strange text, when read with and against the works of Greek high culture, allow us to reconstruct an ongoing conversation of "great" and "little" traditions spanning centuries. --from publisher description.

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Other Editions

  • Aesopic conversations: popular tradition, cultural dialogue, and the invention of Greek prosePrinceton University Press2010-01-01

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