Aesop's Fables: A New Translation
| AUTHOR | Waterfield, Robin; Waterfield, Robin; Aesop |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (10/01/2024) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger," and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours--one with clear good and plain evil--but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity. Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables.
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ISBN-13:
9781541604841
ISBN-10:
1541604849
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
336
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 1.30 x 9.40 inches
Weight:
1.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Fiction | Classics
Fiction | World Literature - Greece
Dewey Decimal:
398.245
Library of Congress Control Number:
2023058257
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From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger," and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours--one with clear good and plain evil--but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity. Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables.
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