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He was author of ''Studies in the Text History of the Life and Fables of Aesop'' and many other books. His ''Aesopica'' ("A Series of Texts Relating to Aesop or Ascribed to Him or Closely Connected with the Literal Tradition that Bears His Name") has become the definitive edition of all fables reputed to be by Aesop, with fables arranged by earliest known source. His index of fables has been used as a reference system by later authors.<ref>According to Laura Gibbs for instance, it is "the most comprehensive and reliable system currently available." {{cite book|last=Gibbs|first=Laura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7XwvvIfXh4C&pg=PP1&dq=Aesop%27s+Fables.+A+new+translation+by+Laura+Gibbs#q=perry|title=Aesop's Fables. A new translation|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-19-284050-9|page=xxxiii}}</ref> |
He was author of ''Studies in the Text History of the Life and Fables of Aesop'' and many other books. His ''Aesopica'' ("A Series of Texts Relating to Aesop or Ascribed to Him or Closely Connected with the Literal Tradition that Bears His Name") has become the definitive edition of all fables reputed to be by Aesop, with fables arranged by earliest known source. His index of fables has been used as a reference system by later authors.<ref>According to Laura Gibbs for instance, it is "the most comprehensive and reliable system currently available." {{cite book|last=Gibbs|first=Laura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7XwvvIfXh4C&pg=PP1&dq=Aesop%27s+Fables.+A+new+translation+by+Laura+Gibbs#q=perry|title=Aesop's Fables. A new translation|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-19-284050-9|page=xxxiii}}</ref> |
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* ''Studies in the Text History of the Life'' |
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* ''Fables of Aesop, The Aesopic Fable in the Orient,'' |
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Ben Edwin Perry (1892–1968) was a professor of classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1924 to 1960. He was a 1930 Guggenheim Fellow. He developed the Perry Index.
He was author of Studies in the Text History of the Life and Fables of Aesop and many other books. His Aesopica ("A Series of Texts Relating to Aesop or Ascribed to Him or Closely Connected with the Literal Tradition that Bears His Name") has become the definitive edition of all fables reputed to be by Aesop, with fables arranged by earliest known source. His index of fables has been used as a reference system by later authors.[1]
Works
- Studies in the Text History of the Life
- Fables of Aesop, The Aesopic Fable in the Orient,
References
- ^ According to Laura Gibbs for instance, it is "the most comprehensive and reliable system currently available." Gibbs, Laura (2002). Aesop's Fables. A new translation. Oxford University Press. p. xxxiii. ISBN 978-0-19-284050-9.