Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
The idyllic description of the Golden Age in the prologue is false and unrealistic, whereas his dark and violent fables show the truth, a contradiction designed to instruct readers to figure out for themselves the moral of each fable.
Recommended Citation
Originally published in: Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 58.2: 253-278. https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/16086