Le Physiologus grec: 1. La réécriture de l’histoire naturelle antique by Stavros Lazaris
The Greek Physiologus is an early Christian collection of some 40 shortchapters on animals (and a few plants and stones), each describing the appearance and the properties of the creature and disclosing its theological or moral sense. The text is the basis of a long and rich tradition of versions in various languages, currently known as bestiaries in Latin and in the European vernacular languages. This tradition has been studied since the 19th century and its bibliography is abundant. Its initial version, however, is still subject to debate and this recent book by Stavros Lazaris takes up the question in a fundamental way. Reviewed by: Baudouin Van den Abeele, Published Online (2021-08-31)Copyright © 2021 by Baudouin Van den AbeeleThis open access publication is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND) Article PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/aestimatio/article/view/37738/28737 Corresponding Author: Baudouin Van den Abeele,UCLouvain UniversityE-Mail: [email protected]