The Lion and The Mouse and Other Aesop's Fables

Title

en_US The Lion and The Mouse and Other Aesop's Fables

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First printing

en_US Retold by Doris Orgel

Creator

en_US Aesop See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Kitchen, Bert

Date

2016-01-25T16:50:00Z

en_US 2000-08

en_US 2000

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:50:00Z

Date Issued

en_US 2000

Abstract

en_US This is a large-format book with twelve fables illustrated, sometimes by a single picture across two pages, in watercolor and gouache. A first page asks and answers questions like How many Aesop's fables are there? Answer: No one knows exactly. Many thousands. The author does a good job of answering the truth question that has bothered the history of fable criticism: They are made up, but they mean something true. The illustrations follow a contemporary trend for combining exact detail with sentimental or romantic large patterns. A small insert offers helpful information along with each fable. With BF, e.g., we read that birds were highly respected in ancient times and that the peacock was Hera's favorite bird. My favorites among the illustrations are those for LM (8) and The Monkey and The Dolphin (26).

Identifier

en_US 078942665X

en_US 3635 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/78993

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.O65 Li 2000 See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole