Il tribunale degli animali. Favole 'giuridiche' da Fedro al Medioevo latino

Abstract

The article deals with the medieval reception of medieval Phaedrus corpus fables characterized by legal principles. The essay intends to show how jurisprudential words and many concepts of law have been transferred and modified or, sometimes, misunderstood and even cancelled, crossing from old version into various late medieval Phaedrus corpus made anew. Moreover the tales and morals inside included and in the same way the symbology of animals acting as leading actors are regarded narrowly to know any changes occurred. Finally a deep and careful analysis, with philological annotations, is reserved to re-written exemplars of fables I 10 (Lupus et vulpis iudice simio), III 15 (Canis et agnum), V 3 (Calvus et musca).