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| - | [[Petrus Alphonsi]]'s ''[[Disciplina Clericalis]]'', a collection of thirty-three [[tale]]s, composed in [[Latin]], started the Western [[vogue]] of [[fiction]]. | + | A [[language]] spoken in the Northern States of [[India]]. Also spoken in [[Fiji]], [[Guyana]] and as a second language by [[India]]ns in many other countries. The word Hindi is borrowed from Persian into other languages. |
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| - | It concerns oriental tales of moralizing character, translated from [[Arabic]], old [[Persian]] and [[Hindi]]. It established some didactic models that would be followed by other medieval authors. | + | |
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| - | The collection enjoyed remarkable popularity, and is an interesting study in [[comparative literature]]. It is entitled ''Disciplina Clericalis'' (A Training-school for the Clergy), and was often used by clergymen in their discourses, notwithstanding the questionable moral tone of some of the stories. The work is important as throwing light on the migration of [[fables]], and is almost indispensable to the student of medieval folk-lore. Translations of it into French, Spanish, German, and English are extant. [[Joseph Jacobs]] discovered some of the stories at the end of [[William Caxton|Caxton]]'s translation of the fables of [[Æsop]], where thirteen [[apologue]]s of "Alfonce" are taken in fact from the ''Disciplina Clericalis''. | + | |
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A language spoken in the Northern States of India. Also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. The word Hindi is borrowed from Persian into other languages.
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