Aesops Fables (Collectors Library)

Aesop

ISBN 10: 1904919812 / ISBN 13: 9781904919810

Verlag: Macmillan Collectors Library, 2006

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CHL2074360

Inhaltsangabe:

This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop's fables in a collection that will delight young and old readers alike. Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience. While their lifespan over several millennia marks them out as one of the most enduring staples of world literature, they have also been the inspiration for countless other forms of narrative in various languages. For all their entertainment value - this is a world where even a lamp and the moon can speak, and mice taunt bulls - they have also come to be fondly regarded as a playful compendium of secular wisdom. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a leading decorative illustrator of the Edwardian period.

With an Afterword by Anna South

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Although the three hundred fables in his famous collection are attributed to Aesop, and his name is synonymous with the form, it seems unlikely he was in fact anything more than a legendary figure. While some historical accounts maintain he was a slave with a prodigious talent for story-telling who lived during the sixth century B.C., many believe it unlikely that this whole stock of fables can be attributed to one individual. What does seem clear though is that the fables began their life being orally transmitted before being put down in writing.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Aesops Fables (Collectors Library)
Verlag: Macmillan Collectors Library
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Used; Very Good