AESOPS FABLES - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 185145439X ISBN 13 : 9781851454396

Editeur : Pavilion, 1992

Synopsis

Since the sixth century the fables of Aesop have been told to generation after generation in countries around the world. This is a collection of both the well known and the less well known stories, and shows, for example, why bees lose their sting.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Aesop (6th century BC), is believed to have been a Greek slave on the island of Samos and, according to Herodotus and other classical writers, he was killed by the people of Delphi, who threw him off a rock after he had committed some grave offence against them. Legend has it that he was misshapen, ugly and spoke with a stammer, but his storytelling was famed for its wit, and his ability to teach lessons in morality through story has made his name synonymous with the genre of 'fable'. None of the stories attributed to him existed in written versions until about 300 BC, and the fables have been added through the centuries to the collections appearing under his name, so it is impossible to know how many of the tales in this book were told originally by the man himself – whoever he was!

Présentation de l'éditeur

Aesop is believed to have lived in the sixth century B.C., a slave on the Greek island of Samos. His ability to teach lessons in morality through story has made his name synonymous with the genre of 'fable'. In the witty and entertaining tales attributed to him sly foxes, wicked wolves, industrious ants, and others, provide a commentary on human behaviour while the storyteller recommends the virtues of common sense and worldly wisdom. The Fables had already been popular for centuries before Roger L'Estrange published a new English translation in 1692, with the declared intention of making a comprehensive selection addressed to children. Everyman reprints his text, together with Stephen Gooden's superb engravings which were first published in 1936 in a limited edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pavilion
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 185145439X
• ISBN 13: 9781851454396
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible