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Reinardus: Yearbook of the International Reynard SocietyEdited by Richard Trachsler and Baudouin Van den Abeele
[Reinardus 35] 2023
► pp. 190–209
Edited by Richard Trachsler and Baudouin Van den Abeele
[Reinardus 35] 2023
► pp. 190–209
Fabula Aesopici canis
Allusions to fables in Graeco-Latin literature
Fables usually appear either assembled in fable collections or as exempla in other literary
genres. In many cases, especially if the fable is well-known, there is no need to retell the full version of it and a short
allusion will be sufficient for the reader to recognize the fable. This contribution offers a complete analysis of forty-two
allusions to fables in Greek and Latin literature.
Article outline
- Introduction
- I.Corpus of allusions to fables in Graeco-Latin literature
- 1.The Eagle
- 2.Unknown fable
- 3.The Weasel, Aphrodite and the Mouse
- 4.The Man and the Guest
- 5.The Cat and the Moon
- 6.The Laurel and the Olive Tree
- 7.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 8.The Dock-Tailed Fox and Other Foxes
- 9.The Sheep and the Dog
- 10.War and Violence
- 11.The Horse and the Hunter
- 12.The Laurel and the Olive Tree
- 13.Zeus, the Animals and Men
- 14.The Cow, the Goat, the Lion, and the Sheep
- 15.Aesop and Bitch
- 16.The Fox and the Eagle
- 17.The Dog and the Piece of Meat
- 18.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 19.The Fig Tree, the Olive Tree, the Vine, and the Bramble
- 20.The Fox and the Eagle
- 21.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 22.The Man, the Other Man and Some Man
- 23.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 24.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 25.The Fox and The Eagle
- 26.The Field Mouse and the Town Mouse
- 27.The Fox and the Weasel
- 28.The Field Mouse and the Town Mouse
- 29.The Fox and The Eagle
- 30.The Eagle
- 31.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 32.The Dung Beetle, the Hare, and the Eagle
- 33.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 34.The Ape and the Fox
- 35.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 36.The Dung Beetle, the Hare, and the Eagle
- 37.The Birds
- 38.The Dung Beetle, the Hare, and the Eagle
- 39.The Dung Beetle, the Hare, and the Eagle
- 40.The Fox and the Eagle
- 41.The Hawk and the Nightingale
- 42.The Swallow and the Snake
- II.Fables most alluded to
- III.Allusion ~ Fable
- IV.Number of words in allusions to fables
- V.Functions of allusions
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
