{"product_id":"an-entertaining-tale-of-quadrupeds-paperback","title":"An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Nicholas\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Baloglou\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem \u003ci\u003eDiegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Nicholas is a research fellow in the Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eThesaurus Linguae Graecae\u003c\/i\u003e project at the University of California, Irvine.George Baloglou is an associate professor of mathematics at the State University of New York, Oswego.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.9 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408754786482,"sku":"9780231127615","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f685caa4fa37adbaac51007682eeaf0b.webp?v=1778252016","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/an-entertaining-tale-of-quadrupeds-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}