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Mit Verfasserwidmung im Vorsatz / With author dedication in endpaper. - Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Ein tadelloses Exemplar / a pristine copy. - Reformer of the church, biblical theologian, and German translator of the Bible Martin Luther had the highest respect for stories attributed to the ancient Greek author Aesop. He assigned them a status second only to the Bible and regarded them as wiser than �the harmful opinions of all the philosophers.� Throughout his life, Luther told and retold Aesop�s fables and strongly supported their continued use in Lutheran schools. In this volume, Carl Springer builds on the textual foundation other scholars have laid and provides the first book in English to seriously consider Luther�s fascination with Aesop�s fables. He looks at which fables Luther knew, how he understood and used them, and why he valued them. Springer provides a variety of cultural contexts to help scholars and general readers gain a deeper understanding of Luther�s appreciation of Aesop. / Contents Abbreviations Preface 1. Wittenberg and Athens 2. "The Best after the Bible� 3. Luther the Editor 4. A Lutheran Fable Book 5. Luther as Aesop Appendix A Other Versions of the Coburg Fables . Appendix B Selected Latin Poems of Luther Appendix C Varia Works Cited About the Author Index Index of Scriptural References. ISBN 9781612480008