The fable of the bees : or, Private vices, publick benefits / By Bernard Mandeville. With a commentary critical, historical, and explanatory by F. B. Kaye.
| Author/creator | Mandeville, Bernard |
| Other author | Kaye, Frederick Benjamin, 1892-1930. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : The Clarendon press, 1924. |
| Description | 2 volumes : frontispiece, facsimiles, general. tables ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | v. 1. Prefatory note. Introduction: Life of Mandeville. History of the text. Mandevilles̕ thought. The background. Mandevilles̕ influence. The fable of the bees. Pt. I.--v. 2. The fable of the bees. Pt. II. Appendixes: Mandevilles̕ family (with genealogical table) Description of the editions. Criticisms of the fable. A list, chronologically arranged, of references to Mandevilles̕ works. Index to commentary. |
| General note | With reproductions of original title-pages. |
| General note | Part I of the Fable, from the 6th edition, 1732, consists of the original poem, the "Grumbling hive: or, Knaves turnd̀• honest", first published in 1705, with prose commentary: An enquiry into the origin of moral virtue; Remarks; An essay on charity and charity-schools; a Search into the nature of society; a Vindication of the book. Part II, from the first edition, 1729, consists of preface and six prose dialogues, amplifying and defending his doctrines. |
| LCCN | 25007869 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ1520 .M4 1924 V. 1 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ1520 .M4 1924 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |