This is an overview of current research projects on ancient fables.
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General Projects on Ancient Fables
Researcher(s)
Continuing development and promotion of the Carlson Fable Collection at Creighton University (see Links)
Carlson, Rev. Gregory I., S.J.
Edition of ancient fabulists with a Portuguese translation
Ferreira, Nelson Henrique S.
The interaction between fable and other minor genres (epigram and novel), with particular reference to the relationship between Phaedrus, Apuleius and Ausonius.
Mattiacci, Silvia
The Interaction of Verse Fables and Epigram
Neger, Margot
Boundaries and relationships between humans and animals in ancient fable collections (Phaedrus, Babrios, Avianus)
Schmalzgruber, Hedwig
Ancient Fable Tradition and Early Christian Literature
Zimmermann, Ruben; Strong, Justin
Projects on Aesopus
Researcher(s)
Anthology of Aesopica (with translation and commentary)
Lefkowitz, Jeremy
Aesopic Corpus
Zafiropoulos, Christos
The figure of Aesop and the Aesopic fables in Plutarch
Stergiou, Gianna
Projects on Avianus
Researcher(s)
Study on the Processing of Pre-Texts in Avianus’ Fables
Mehner, Adrian
Interpretative Commentary on Avianus
Poms, Christopher
(New) Critical Edition of Avianus
Zago, Giovanni
Projects on Babrius
Researcher(s)
Aesthetics of the arrangements of Babrius’ Mythiambi
Bottini, Vittorio
Monography on Babrius
Pertsinidis, Sonia
Publication of an Egyptian ostracon with a Greek fable of Babrius
Schmitz, Philip
Interpretative Commentary on Babrius
Spielhofer, Lukas
Babrius and the New Testament
Zimmermann, Ruben
Projects on Phaedrus
Researcher(s)
Interpretative Commentary on Phaedrus
Gärtner, Ursula
(New) Critical Edition of Phaedrus with translation and commentary
Mordeglia, Caterina
Projects on Romulus
Researcher(s)
Il Romulus Gallicanus: Testo, Traduzione e Commento
Martorana, Simona
Projects on other authors/fables
Researcher(s)
Hesiod, fables in early Greek and Near Eastern literatures
Currie, Bruno
Storytelling in Greek in Norman Sicily. Connections within a multilingual literary environment
Guido, Alessandra
Fables as a medium to gain further insight into non-elite norms and values in the archaic and classical Greek world
McHugh, Maeve
Function and tradition of fables in Horace
Reith, Manuel
The Byzantine fables (Tetrasticha) by Ignatios the Deacon based on Babrius’ fables (edition and translation)
Scognamiglio, Federica
Projects related to fables
Researchers
Traditional animal imagery and abstract language
Ferreira, Nelson Henrique S.
Linguistic study of the Syntipas-Novel
Hinterberger, Martin
The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures that Make us Human (Monograph)
Kindt, Julia
MAPPOLA – Mapping out the Poetic Landscape(s) of the Roman Empire
Kruschwitz, Peter
Ordering Principles in Aelian’s and other ancient miscellanies
Müller, Hendrik
Shorter Poems in Prose Contexts: from the Roman Republic to Late Antiquity
Neger, Margot
Folklore in Antiquity and its communicative aspect
