Aesop's Fables

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Aesop Laura Gibbs (, Specialist in academic computing at the University of Oklahoma)

Aesop's Fables

Aesop, Laura Gibbs (, Specialist in academic computing at the University of Oklahoma)

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Romanian

Worlds Classics
01 July 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets loudly accosted a lioness. ""How many children do you breed?"" asked the sow. ""I breed only one"", said the lioness, ""but it is very well bred!""' The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: who does not know the story of the tortoise and the hare, or the boy who cried wolf? This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English.

By: Aesop
Translated by: Laura Gibbs ( Specialist in academic computing at the University of Oklahoma)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780199540754
ISBN 10: 0199540756
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Recommended Age: From 10 to 13 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Romanian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Aesop's Fables

<br>UNEDITED UK REVIEW: 'Laura Gibbs has recently brought out a splendid translation with a very helpful introduction of the bulk of the fables in the Oxford World's Classics.' --Gabriel Josipovici, TLS<br>