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January 30, 2008 09:37 PM EST --
Aesop for Today, January 30
Aesop and the Figs
Over the past 2,600 plus years, stories about Aesop as a historical figure remain contradictory . Most confusing are the descriptions of Aesop's . . .
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February 01, 2008 08:10 PM EST --
Stories of Aesop and Xanthus the Philosopher
In the early 1400's, knowledge about the life of Aesop came from the research of Maximus Planudes , a monk of Constantinope, who was sent on an embassy . . .
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January 28, 2008 03:11 AM EST --
Aesop for Today, January 28
In Germany, the Reformers thought highly of Aesop's Fables , and used them vigorously against their opponents. Martin Luther even began a new translation of them, and . . .
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January 29, 2008 06:58 AM EST --
Aesop for Today, January 29
Aesop lives on today in many forms. There are storybooks filled with beautiful illustrations and easy to understand wording created just for small children. We have books . . .
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January 25, 2008 10:52 AM EST --
Book Review: DK's The Children's Illustrated Jewish Bible
Stories retold by Laaren Brown and Lenny Hort
Illustrated by Eric Thomas
Consultants: Canton Diane Dorf
and Rabbi Steven . . .
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January 25, 2008 12:39 PM EST --
In the year 1610, Nevelet, a Swiss scholar, created a collection of Aesop's fables. This version has been the standard form of Aesop's collection since . For more than three centuries since . . .
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February 11, 2008 11:33 PM EST --
Again, as with the past several articles containing stories about Aesop, this
segment is taken from the writings of L'Estrange. They are more fiction than
fact, but very entertaining to read. . . .
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February 05, 2008 02:51 AM EST --
Aesop for Today, February 5
In reading this new resource (Keith Hopkins) about the relationship between the Philosopher Xanthus and his newly acquired slave, Aesop, there arises a conflict in the . . .
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February 12, 2008 10:34 PM EST --
In a couple of the articles I've written about Aesop , we find that his philosopher owner, Xanthus, has been irritated with the mischevous nature of his slave, and is looking for a good reason to . . .
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February 15, 2008 03:56 AM EST --
In this story of Xanthus the philosopher and his slave Aesop, Xanthus makes some ridiculous wager while drunk. Now it was up to Aesop to save his master's pride.
"THERE happened . . .
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February 07, 2008 08:23 PM EST --
Another "historical" account of Aesop can be found in the writings of L'Estrange.
This is an example of the writing of Sir Roger L'Estrange .
"It was AEsop's . . .
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February 08, 2008 05:44 AM EST --
Here are more stories from the works of L'Estrange .
"SOME two or three days after [ Xanthus brought Aesop home],
Xanthus took AEsop along with him to a Garden to buy some
Herbs." . . .
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February 28, 2008 01:51 AM EST --
I realize that I discontinued this series for a couple of weeks. I was experiencing some problems with the computer that took quite a bit of my attention. Then I had a few books to read that needed reviews . . .
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March 01, 2008 09:02 PM EST --
How Aesop Wins His Freedom
Now Aesop bore up well all the years of his slavery, dealing with the indignity and drudgery of his status. Yet he was aware of his own value not only to his master Xanthus . . .
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February 04, 2008 04:20 AM EST --
How did Aesop gain his freedom?
The excerpt below is most likely taken from Planudes' Life of Aesop , a biography that I have already discussed in another article about Aesop's history. . . .
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February 14, 2008 02:05 AM EST --
This story is credited to both the translations of L'Estrange and the writings of another philosopher, Diogenes . This philosopher lived about 400 BC and wrote of the philosophers of the previous . . .
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