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Phaedrus

Fabulae

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Latin verse fables in the tradition of Aesop. Phaedrus — a freed slave — uses animals to comment on power, justice, and the vulnerability of the weak. Five books of sharp, compressed storytelling.

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Books

  • Prologus

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    148 lines
  • 2
    Book 2

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    75 lines
  • 3
    Book 3

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    118 lines
  • 4
    Book 4

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    52 lines
  • 5
    Book 5

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    191 lines
  • 6
    Book 6

    Phaedrus adapts Aesop's fables into Latin verse, adding his own stories to create a collection that entertains children and instructs emperors.

    80 lines
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