Excerpt from The Fable as a Stylistic Test in Classical Greek LiteratureHesiod, Archilochus, Timocreon, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Xeno phon, Plato, Antisthenes, Aristotle, Callimachus, Ennius, Ln cilius, Horace, Livy, Phaedrus, Petronius, Plutarch, Lucian, Babrius and Avianus. And while use or even allusion is not extensive in any author save Horace and the fabulists Phaedrus, Babrius and Avianus, nevertheless the sphere and color of the Fable in each case are notably clear and distinct. Indeed so great is the versatility and yet so distinctive the individuality of the Fable, that it is quite possible to make the Fable itself in its varied treatment a true touchstone of style for each of the authors mentioned and the various departments represented. It is even possible in some cases to make the Fable a test of the influence of one author or department upon another. It only needs, to give continuity as well as perspective to the study, that the treatment follow the chronological order. This will, therefore, be the general order followed, after a preliminary dis cussion of the terminology, scope and general stylistic qualities of the Fable. The present study will, however, cover only the literature from Hesiod to Aristotle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.