1. Phaedrus By Keith Hipolito

2. Gaius Julius Phaedrus Born c. 15 B.C in Pydna of Roman, Macedonia Died 50 AD in Italy Roman Fabulist First writer to Latinize books of fables, producing it in iambic metre of Greek prose fables and made extensive use of Aesop’s Fables

3. Early Life Slave by birth Lived in the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius, and Claudius Traveled to Italy as a Freedman under the Emperor Augustus’ household Suffered from the wrath of Sejanus, a minister from Tiberius and went through trials and punishment.

4. Writing Style Compared to Ennius, Lucilius & Horace who also intertwined fables into their poem, Phaedrus saw himself as a genuine artist. Combined Charm and a Didactic Purpose Short Mannerist style Uses abstract concepts that belies an awareness of literary canon, esp. Augustan works drawn from daily life, history, and mythology Usually compared with Babrius, was inspired by La Fontaine

5. What is Fable? Def. a short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral One of the oldest forms of storytelling Appear in almost every culture around the world The oldest form is known as a myth Less primitive than the animistic tale The Aesop Fable has a foundation of a myth

6. Famous Works The Fox and the Sour Grapes The Wolf and the Lamb The Lion’s Share The Two Wallets The Pearl in the Dung-Heap Romulus Collection ( prose & verse )

7. Fame coacta vulpes alta in vinea Uvam appetebat, summis saliens viribus. Quam tangere ut non potuit, discedens ait: “Nondum matura est; nolo acerbam sumere. Qui facere quae non possunt verbis elevant, Adscribere hoc debebunt exemplum sibi. Pg. 401 in Wheelocks Latin

8. Prose Romulus Largest, oldest, & most known Contains 83 fables Its as old as the 10 th century Based on earlier prose version known as Aesop Collection of fables in the Weissenburg manuscript is the same version Became a source from which in the second half of middle ages, all the collections of Latin Fables were wholly or partially drawn Verse Romulus Written in elegiac verse Also known as Elegiac Romulus Made in the 12 th century Common teaching text for Latin and was most popularly read in the Renaissance era

9. Phaedrus by Plato Dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus Phaedrus was composed around 370 BC, around the same time as Plato’s Symposium and Republic Discusses the art of rhetoric and how it should be practiced as well as metempsychosis (reincarnation and exotic love) Also talks about soul, madness, and divine

10. Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(fabulisthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(fabulist) http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=97806 74994805 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/454880 /Phaedrus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(fabulisthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(fabulist) http://biography.yourdictionary.com/phaedrus