'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies' downfall first'
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...
'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies' downfall first'
This volume collects over 200 familiar Aesop's fables from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.
This volume collects over 200 familiar Aesop's fables from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with ...
This Dover volume brings into general circulation for the first time a rare edition of Aesop's "Fables" issued in Paris in 1931 and limited to only 665 copies. The book combines the 1692 translation of the "Fables" by English journalist Sir Roger L'Estrange with 50 drawings created especially as illustration for the tales by American sculptor, painter, and illustrator Alexander Calder. L'Estrange's 17th-century rendering of the fables is a delight to read, judged by "The Cambridge History of English Literature" "the best that we have." Calder's art needs no special introduction: his widely...
This Dover volume brings into general circulation for the first time a rare edition of Aesop's "Fables" issued in Paris in 1931 and limited to only 66...
Aesop is reputed to have been a slave on the island of Samos in the 6th century BC, and his audiences are said to have laughed at both his grotesque appearance and his stories. This translation first appeared in 1692, and the illustrations are taken from a hand-printed edition of 1936.
Aesop is reputed to have been a slave on the island of Samos in the 6th century BC, and his audiences are said to have laughed at both his grotesque a...
