When Animals Talked: Fables from all over the World

Title

en_US When Animals Talked: Fables from all over the World

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Apparent first printing

en_US Selected and retold by G.S. Whitehead

Creator

en_US Whitehead, George Salton See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T20:04:45Z

en_US 2011-04

en_US 1960

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:04:45Z

Date Issued

en_US 1960

Abstract

en_US This book has a strong musty smell! The book has a different -- and good! -- telling of the story of Renard, the bear, and the wood wedges: Who Likes Honey? (1-7). Renard Turns Sheepdog features the monkey and Renard as shepherds (8-13). This story is new to me. I also read the third story, which is a good extended story about the monkey and fox stealing King Lion's crown, robe, and scepter. They create a harsh and ugly government. King Lion returns to claim his throne, and the clever fox opens the castle to him, claiming to be his true servant. The Lion King uses his help, dismisses the monkey with some punishment and banishes the fox from the court (The Sham King, 14-24). The fourth story is the Chanticleer story. There are several stories here that are typically Renardian: longer than normal fables but including fable material and strategems. Overall, there are nineteen stories, identified by the countries that they come from, including Dixieland. I think I can perceive the differing styles of the two artists. Compare the illustrations on 10 and 15. I doubt that they came from the same hand.

Identifier

en_US 7298 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82571

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Cultural Publications Limited

en_US Nottingham

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.W543 Wh 1960 See all items with this value

en_US Aesop et al See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole