Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

by Aesop (Author)

Synopsis

Sardonic, wry and wise, "Aesop's Fables" are some of the most enduring and well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 26 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0140621288
ISBN 13: 9780140621280

Author Bio
AESOP probably lived in the middle part of the sixth century BC. A statement in Herodotus gives grounds for thinking that he was a slave.