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Title: | Majority Real: "Realism" in Graeco-Roman Fable As Depicted Through the Crow and Raven |
Authors: | Wallace-Hare, David A. |
Advisor: | Murgatroyd, Paul Corner, Sean Eilers, Claude |
Department: | Classics |
Keywords: | fable;realism;crow;raven;augury;ethology;Classical Literature and Philology;Classical Literature and Philology |
Publication Date: | Oct-2012 |
Abstract: | <p>The role of realism in the depiction of animals in Greaco-Roman fable is investigated. The crow and the raven have been chosen as the prism through which the investigation is carried out. Fable will be shown to be a genre founded on a contextually realistic depiction of animals, and this may especially be seen in the corvid fables. Realism must, however, be understood contextually, as what constitutes a realistic depiction of crows and ravens in Graeco-Roman times is quite different than what one would encounter at present. As a result of which the crow and raven are marked by attributes ranging from cleverness, parenting ability, resistance to weather, vocal mimicry, longevity, and augural significance, amongst a host of other characteristics which sometimes coincide with modern views but often do not. Thus Graeco-Roman fables dealing with crows and ravens can be broadly divided into two categories: fables dealing in various ways with their intelligence, and fables dealing with their augural significance.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12521 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/7400 8389 3305002 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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