An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds
, by Nicholas, NickNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780231127615 | 0231127618
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/1/2003
An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupedsis the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one that appears to have originated independently of comparable works in other traditions. A medieval Animal Farm, the story describes a convention of animals in which each beast vaunts its uses to humanity while denigrating others, resulting in a cataclysmic battle. The authors provide extensive textual analysis and notes on the form, style, and context of the poem.