Aesopicadj.

Brit.

/iːˈsɒpɪk/, U.S.

/iˈsɑpɪk/

Forms: 1600s Aesopick, 1600s– Aesopic, 1700s– Esopic (now chiefly U.S.).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aesopicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Aesopicus (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome) < ancient Greek Αἰσωπικός (Aristophanes) < Αἴσωπος (classical Latin Aesōpus ) Aesop + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French, French ésopique (c1562). In sense 2 after Russian èzopovskij, first used in this sense by M. E. Saltykov-Ščedrin (1875).

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop, a semi-legendary Greek fabulist of the 6th cent. b.c.

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

1664 R. Cudworth Serm. Lincolnes-Inne 10 They..impudently slurre the Gospel according to the History and the Letter, in making it no better then a Romantical Legend or a mere Æsopick Fable.

1697 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris 138 The first, that we know of, who essayed to put the Æsopic Fables into Verse, was Socrates the Philosopher.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Fable These Moral Fables are also call'd Esopic Fables.

1738 H. Pemberton Observ. Poetry ii. 15 The elegance of the Esopic fables consists in their brevity, and a ready application to their intended moral.

1784 J. Stedman Moral Fables Pref. p. ix A landscape containing, amongst other objects, an Ass and a Dog, a Frog and a Mouse, an Oak and a Reed, or other subjects of Æsopic fables.

1831 T. Carlyle in Foreign Q. Rev. 8 381 The old prevalence of the Didactic, especially of the Æsopic, is every where manifest.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 266 The Æsopic and similar fables of later date.

1926 Folk-lore 37 232 There is a pretty Aesopic fable of a mule who in times of his prosperity boasted that his mother was a thoroughbred mare, but in misfortune could only recollect that his father was an ass.

1980 Amer. Speech 55 67 ‘The grapes are sour’ of course comes from the Aesopic canon.

2006 Representations Spring 8 I am arguing for an occluded Aesopic strand in the genealogy of Greek prose writing.

2. In relation to Russian and (Soviet) Communist literature: using a style or language that has hidden or ambiguous meaning, esp. as a device to disguise dissident political writing in allegorical form and so avoid official censorship. Also in extended use. Cf. Aesopian adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

Aesopian1919

Aesopic1919

1919 Soviet Russia 18 Oct. 23/2 The above appeared in the Menshevik paper ‘Novaya Sibir’ of Irkutsk, and depicts vividly how the Russian press is driven by Kolchak to the use of the Aesopic language.

1927 D. S. Mirsky Hist. Russ. Lit. I. 360 They are written in a language which Saltykov himself called Aesopic. It is one continuous circumlocution in view of the censorship and demands a constant running commentary.

1957 W. E. Harkins Dict. Russ. Lit. 2 The great master of Aesopic language in Russian literature is Saltykov.

1977 R. Hingley Russ. Writers & Society in 19th Cent. iv. xvii. 165 Despite all obstacles writers still found means of communicating. One technique was indirect allusion in ‘Aesopic’ language.

1999 Cahiers du Monde Russe 40 60 During the Civil War years..certain topics were either treated in aesopic ways or not treated at all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	aesopic
释义	Aesopicadj. Brit. /iːˈsɒpɪk/, U.S. /iˈsɑpɪk/ Forms: 1600s Aesopick, 1600s– Aesopic, 1700s– Esopic (now chiefly U.S.). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aesopicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Aesopicus (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome) < ancient Greek Αἰσωπικός (Aristophanes) < Αἴσωπος (classical Latin Aesōpus ) Aesop + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French, French ésopique (c1562). In sense 2 after Russian èzopovskij, first used in this sense by M. E. Saltykov-Ščedrin (1875). 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop, a semi-legendary Greek fabulist of the 6th cent. b.c. 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 1664 R. Cudworth Serm. Lincolnes-Inne 10 They..impudently slurre the Gospel according to the History and the Letter, in making it no better then a Romantical Legend or a mere Æsopick Fable. 1697 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris 138 The first, that we know of, who essayed to put the Æsopic Fables into Verse, was Socrates the Philosopher. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Fable These Moral Fables are also call'd Esopic Fables. 1738 H. Pemberton Observ. Poetry ii. 15 The elegance of the Esopic fables consists in their brevity, and a ready application to their intended moral. 1784 J. Stedman Moral Fables Pref. p. ix A landscape containing, amongst other objects, an Ass and a Dog, a Frog and a Mouse, an Oak and a Reed, or other subjects of Æsopic fables. 1831 T. Carlyle in Foreign Q. Rev. 8 381 The old prevalence of the Didactic, especially of the Æsopic, is every where manifest. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 266 The Æsopic and similar fables of later date. 1926 Folk-lore 37 232 There is a pretty Aesopic fable of a mule who in times of his prosperity boasted that his mother was a thoroughbred mare, but in misfortune could only recollect that his father was an ass. 1980 Amer. Speech 55 67 ‘The grapes are sour’ of course comes from the Aesopic canon. 2006 Representations Spring 8 I am arguing for an occluded Aesopic strand in the genealogy of Greek prose writing. 2. In relation to Russian and (Soviet) Communist literature: using a style or language that has hidden or ambiguous meaning, esp. as a device to disguise dissident political writing in allegorical form and so avoid official censorship. Also in extended use. Cf. Aesopian adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > disguising dissidence Aesopian1919 Aesopic1919 1919 Soviet Russia 18 Oct. 23/2 The above appeared in the Menshevik paper ‘Novaya Sibir’ of Irkutsk, and depicts vividly how the Russian press is driven by Kolchak to the use of the Aesopic language. 1927 D. S. Mirsky Hist. Russ. Lit. I. 360 They are written in a language which Saltykov himself called Aesopic. It is one continuous circumlocution in view of the censorship and demands a constant running commentary. 1957 W. E. Harkins Dict. Russ. Lit. 2 The great master of Aesopic language in Russian literature is Saltykov. 1977 R. Hingley Russ. Writers & Society in 19th Cent. iv. xvii. 165 Despite all obstacles writers still found means of communicating. One technique was indirect allusion in ‘Aesopic’ language. 1999 Cahiers du Monde Russe 40 60 During the Civil War years..certain topics were either treated in aesopic ways or not treated at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1664
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