Edited by:
Ursula Gärtner
and
Luke Spielhofer
Ancient fables have come down to us
in many forms: They were published as fable collections both in prose
and verse or embedded in literary works of other genres. The
contributions to this volume shed light on the interaction between
fables and these literary genres and give an overview of fables from
early Greek to medieval literature. They seek to ask what role fables
play in individual genres, and which genres in turn find an echo in
fables.In the case of fables embedded in other genres, the
contributions ask as to which fables are chosen for which theme or genre
and how they relate to it, how fables are adapted in other texts, how
these embeddings are marked at a textual level, and what purpose they
serve. In the case of other genres influencing fable collections, the
volume illustrates how fables deal with the question of genre more
generally but also with specific works or authors, how they approximate
and, at the same time, distinguish themselves from these influences,
what the aim of this approximation might be and through which means
references to genres are made.The 21 contributions by
internationally renowned fable scholars provide, for the first time, an
overview of the interaction of fables and other genres.
eBook published on:
December 4, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9783111181936
Hardcover published on:
December 4, 2025
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111179889
Front matter:
9
Main content:
458
Illustrations:
1
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VII Ursula Gärtner and Lukas Spielhofer
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1 Part I: Fable and Epic
Bruno Currie
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19 Keating P. J. McKeon
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45 Part II: Fable and Elegy
Giovanni Zago
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67 Christopher Poms
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81 Part III: Fable and Comedy
Babette Pütz
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101 Ursula Gärtner
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117 Caterina Mordeglia
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143 Part IV: Fable and Prose Genres
Hedwig Schmalzgruber
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157 Claudia Luchetti
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181 Vittorio Bottini
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203 Damian Pierzak
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229 Simona Martorana
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249 Part V: Fable and Ancient Novel
Silvia Mattiacci
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269 Part VI: Fable and Epigram
Luke Spielhofer
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299 Margot Negro
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327 Federica Scognamiglio
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349 Part VII: Fable and Christian Genres
Maria P. Christodoulou
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371 Justin David Strong
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389 Montserrat Fields-Gaseet
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