Aesop's Fables

by Lawrence, Jacob

• ISBN13: 9780295976419
• ISBN10: 0295976411
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

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 collectionsof 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.

Table of Contents

Note from the Publisher	p. 7
The Lion and Other Beasts Go Hunting	p. 11
The Lioness	p. 13
The Fox and the Goat	p. 15
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat	p. 17
The Council of Mice	p. 19
The Monkey and the Camel	p. 21
The Ant and the Grasshopper	p. 23
The Fox and the Crow	p. 25
The Ass and the Grasshoppers	p. 27
The Lion and the Three Bulls	p. 29
The Hares and the Frogs	p. 31
The Dog and the Bone	p. 33
The Angler and the Little Fish	p. 35
The Porcupine and the Snakes	p. 37
The Donkey in Lion's Skin	p. 39
The Thief and the Dog	p. 41
The Raven and the Swan	p. 43
The Bull and the Goat	p. 45
The Bundle of Sticks	p. 47
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	p. 49
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle	p. 51
The Two Frogs	p. 53
The Tortoise and the Hare	p. 55
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