Esop Basni
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Gasparov, M.L.
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2003
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This is a sturdy little (5 x 6¾) collection of some four hundred and two numbered Aesopic fables (131-350) followed by a non-numbered set of Tolstoy's fables (352 to 390). This Tolstoy segment has four sections. Then follows a commentary (391-446) that begins by noting the editions by Perry, Hausrath, and Chambry. The very first element in the book is a life of Aesop in twenty-four chapters (7-130). The numbered Aesopic fables seem to follow, closely but not exactly, Perry's divisions in Aesopica. Thus this book's section of Babrian fables starts at #279, while Perry's starts at #274. The visual component of this well-produced little book is a melange. It includes a cover-illustration (of the quack frog) and a number of other colored illustrations from Arthur Rackham. There are also many of Rackham's black-and-white illustrations and silhouettes. The book also uses some older woodcuts and printer's devices. Some Rackham and older material has been excerpted and enlarged, with a strange effect (e.g., 131, 259, 315, and 351). I am encouraged to see this book published, since it is a serious collection with a sense of resources in a well made product.
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Eksmo
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Ėksmo
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5014 (Access ID)