Aesopianadj.

Brit.

/iːˈsəʊpɪən/, U.S.

/iˈsoʊpiən/

Forms: 1600s– Aesopean, 1600s– Aesopian, 1700s– Esopean, 1700s– Esopian.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English elemen. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Aesōpīus , -an suffix; Greek Αἰσώπειος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Aesōpīus (also Aesōpēus ) composed in the style of Aesop, and its etymon Hellenistic Greek Αἰσώπειος ( < ancient Greek Αἴσωπος Aesop (see Aesopic adj.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Aesopic adj. In sense 2 after Russian èzopovskij (see discussion at Aesopic adj.).With forms in -ean compare -ean suffix. In the following quot. Aesopian girle translates classical Latin Āsōpida (Ovid Metamorphoses 6. 113), accusative of Āsōpis, daughter of Asopus:1624 T. Heywood tr. Ovid in Γυναικεῖον v. 247 In Gold faire Danae had her full desire, But with th' Æsopian Girle he play'd in fire.

1. = Aesopic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective]

allegoricc1395

allegorical1528

parabolical1563

apological1623

apologal1652

parabolary1652

Aesopic1664

parabolic1669

Aesopian1688

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective] > relating to Aesop

Aesopical1566

Aesopic1664

Aesopian1688

1688 tr. Diogenes Lives, Opinions & Sayings Anc. Philosophers ii. 126 Dionysodorus..wrote an Æsopian Fable [Gk. μῦθον Αἰσώπειον], highly significant.

1689 P. Ayres Mythologia Ethica Pref. sig. a8 I have Polished, and Methodized them [sc. these fables] to my own fancy, calling them Æsopian, from the Resemblance the rest have to his.

1755 Vindic. Pamphlet Case of Roman-Catholics of Ireland 36 He compares the Roman-Catholics of Ireland to the Æsopian Serpent, which stung its Benefactor.

1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings I. ii. xv. 210 The style and language of all the Æsopian fables now in use, is greatly above the comprehension of those by whom alone they are read.

1845 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 8 97/2 We are relieved from the necessity of studying former productions of the art by having only to copy them, no matter though the copies should be somewhat Aesopian, and remind us of those pithy fables of the Ass in the Lion's skin, and the Jackdaw in borrowed plumes.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 212/1 The Latin writers of Æsopean fables.

1906 N.Y. Times 6 May iii. 6/1 In determining to be tall the Japanese method is not that of the Aesopian frog trying to imitate the ox.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ix. 157 The story of the two old buffalo bulls..has an almost Aesopian quality... For years they lived peaceably together... Then one night they quarrelled and one killed the other. Within the week the victor had been killed by a lion.

2007 Opera Now Mar. 49/3 The song of the nightingale, the call of the cuckoo, and the braying of the donkey in ‘Das Lob des hohen Verstandes’ were a triumph not only of Aesopian storytelling but also of masterful vocalism.

2. = Aesopic adj. 2. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > disguising dissidence

Aesopian1919

Aesopic1919

1919 Struggling Russia 27 Dec. 643/2 Camille Desmoulins is forced to resort to veiled phrases, to that ‘Aesopian language’ which was so familiar to Russian writers of Tzarist days.

1950 Amer. Speech 25 190 Thus on August 17, 1949, for the nth time the problem of the so-called ‘Aesopian’ language of American Communists came up in the course of the trial of the eleven members of the United States Politburo... Government witnesses..gave handy illustrations showing how with the aid of ‘Aesopian’ semantics Communists can and do say one thing but mean another.

1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism ix. 400 Originally Lenin used an ‘Aesopian’ (slave) language to speak to those oppressed by the government.

1970 M. Scammell Russia's Other Writers 6 Pasternak, hoping for publication, had ‘observed the decencies’ and shrouded his message in suitably Aesopian form, while Sinyavsky and Daniel were less indirect.

1977 H. B. Weber Mod. Encycl. Russ. & Soviet Lit. I. 42 Censorship..had a positive, formative impact upon the Aesopian writers' style by obliging them to sharpen their thoughts.

1990 Lancet 23 June 1518/1 The wariness about candour is intensified by the trend toward opening the files on university tenure decisions... But with confidentiality eroding, Aesopian skills are on the rise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aesopian
释义	Aesopianadj. Brit. /iːˈsəʊpɪən/, U.S. /iˈsoʊpiən/ Forms: 1600s– Aesopean, 1600s– Aesopian, 1700s– Esopean, 1700s– Esopian. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English elemen. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Aesōpīus , -an suffix; Greek Αἰσώπειος , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Aesōpīus (also Aesōpēus ) composed in the style of Aesop, and its etymon Hellenistic Greek Αἰσώπειος ( < ancient Greek Αἴσωπος Aesop (see Aesopic adj.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Aesopic adj. In sense 2 after Russian èzopovskij (see discussion at Aesopic adj.).With forms in -ean compare -ean suffix. In the following quot. Aesopian girle translates classical Latin Āsōpida (Ovid Metamorphoses 6. 113), accusative of Āsōpis, daughter of Asopus:1624 T. Heywood tr. Ovid in Γυναικεῖον v. 247 In Gold faire Danae had her full desire, But with th' Æsopian Girle he play'd in fire. 1. = Aesopic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective] allegoricc1395 allegorical1528 parabolical1563 apological1623 apologal1652 parabolary1652 Aesopic1664 parabolic1669 Aesopian1688 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective] > relating to Aesop Aesopical1566 Aesopic1664 Aesopian1688 1688 tr. Diogenes Lives, Opinions & Sayings Anc. Philosophers ii. 126 Dionysodorus..wrote an Æsopian Fable [Gk. μῦθον Αἰσώπειον], highly significant. 1689 P. Ayres Mythologia Ethica Pref. sig. a8 I have Polished, and Methodized them [sc. these fables] to my own fancy, calling them Æsopian, from the Resemblance the rest have to his. 1755 Vindic. Pamphlet Case of Roman-Catholics of Ireland 36 He compares the Roman-Catholics of Ireland to the Æsopian Serpent, which stung its Benefactor. 1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings I. ii. xv. 210 The style and language of all the Æsopian fables now in use, is greatly above the comprehension of those by whom alone they are read. 1845 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 8 97/2 We are relieved from the necessity of studying former productions of the art by having only to copy them, no matter though the copies should be somewhat Aesopian, and remind us of those pithy fables of the Ass in the Lion's skin, and the Jackdaw in borrowed plumes. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 212/1 The Latin writers of Æsopean fables. 1906 N.Y. Times 6 May iii. 6/1 In determining to be tall the Japanese method is not that of the Aesopian frog trying to imitate the ox. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ix. 157 The story of the two old buffalo bulls..has an almost Aesopian quality... For years they lived peaceably together... Then one night they quarrelled and one killed the other. Within the week the victor had been killed by a lion. 2007 Opera Now Mar. 49/3 The song of the nightingale, the call of the cuckoo, and the braying of the donkey in ‘Das Lob des hohen Verstandes’ were a triumph not only of Aesopian storytelling but also of masterful vocalism. 2. = Aesopic adj. 2. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > disguising dissidence Aesopian1919 Aesopic1919 1919 Struggling Russia 27 Dec. 643/2 Camille Desmoulins is forced to resort to veiled phrases, to that ‘Aesopian language’ which was so familiar to Russian writers of Tzarist days. 1950 Amer. Speech 25 190 Thus on August 17, 1949, for the nth time the problem of the so-called ‘Aesopian’ language of American Communists came up in the course of the trial of the eleven members of the United States Politburo... Government witnesses..gave handy illustrations showing how with the aid of ‘Aesopian’ semantics Communists can and do say one thing but mean another. 1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism ix. 400 Originally Lenin used an ‘Aesopian’ (slave) language to speak to those oppressed by the government. 1970 M. Scammell Russia's Other Writers 6 Pasternak, hoping for publication, had ‘observed the decencies’ and shrouded his message in suitably Aesopian form, while Sinyavsky and Daniel were less indirect. 1977 H. B. Weber Mod. Encycl. Russ. & Soviet Lit. I. 42 Censorship..had a positive, formative impact upon the Aesopian writers' style by obliging them to sharpen their thoughts. 1990 Lancet 23 June 1518/1 The wariness about candour is intensified by the trend toward opening the files on university tenure decisions... But with confidentiality eroding, Aesopian skills are on the rise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1688
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