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Hi, I'm Odile, a historical linguist from the Netherlands who also likes to write about music, games, and history. Check out my longer blog posts and other writings on Sub Specie.
Fabels (Hardcover)
A nice modern Dutch translation of these classic (Aesopian) fables. The modern style of the translation gives the fables some of the contemporary flair that Phaedrus' originals must have had at the time.Many of the fables are recognisable and have become classics, but I was not overwhelmed by any great wisdom contained in them. Most of the fables contain witticism and critical observations of human nature and society, but I was never surprised by any particularly deep or truly insightful comments.