Ο Κάτης και ο μποντικός [The cat and the mice]
C. Luciani (ed.)
The cat and the mice is a short, amusing folk poem of the Renaissance period, whose theme centres on the cat and mouse game. Written by an anonymous, probably Cretan, poet, the poem continues a long literary tradition of works with animals as heroes, dating back to late antiquity and the Middle Ages, whose most celebrated example is Aesop’s Fables. In a satirical mood, the poet narrates a variation of a well-known tale (familiar from oral folk tradition as well), which has instructive implications regarding relations of power and weakness, deceit and gullibility.
Cristiano Luciani, teacher of Modern Greek literature at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" , edited the text, while Giorgos Kechagioglou, professor emeritus at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, was the editor of the Appendix.
Full title | Ο Κάτης και ο μποντικός [The cat and the mice] |
Author | C. Luciani (ed.) |
Editing / Translation | |
Edition | 2011 |
ISBN | 978-960-231-143-1 |
Series | Earlier Modern Greek Literary Texts 2 |
Pages | 112 |
Size | 15,5x24 |
Weight | 0,231 |
Binding | Paperback |
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