The Fables of Phonecius
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Grozny, Yvonne
Phonecius
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1978
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Fifty contemporary short stories, each followed by an excellent Latin moral with a liberal English translation. The stories are not for kids. The vast preponderance of stories seems to be about relationships and erotic themes, particularly extra-marital affairs. I would say that Grozny comes from the school of George Ade. This book could serve as an insightful storehouse of contemporary human cases, for example for use with ancient fables. Thus #8 is Aesop's DS, right down to the moral, and #25 is FG. Not all are scurrilous; #4 and #30 are surprisingly simple and straightforward. I read all fifty: the proof is that I have found typos on 202 (esti for etsi) and 215 (spend for spent). There are some delightful word plays and double entendres, e.g., Familiarity breeds content (18). The first moral on the same page plays nicely with the expression handling. Particularly risqué is #6. Particularly funny: #32.
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Ann Arbor Book Company
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1418 (Access ID)