The Life of Aesop

Title

en_US The Life of Aesop

Description

en_US First edition

en_US By Benny Thomas

Creator

en_US Thomas, Benny See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Thomas, Benny

Date

2016-01-25T19:50:49Z

en_US 2006-07

en_US 2006

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:50:49Z

Date Issued

en_US 2006

Abstract

en_US Here is an engaging, imaginative approach to the life of Aesop in a paperback book of some 230 pages. There is a T of C at the beginning and a chronology at the end. Unfortunately, the page numbers do not appear on the pages themselves. There are twelve chapters tracking Aesop from his childhood to his death. The chapters are organized within three parts. Each part has a prologue. The key to the work is given in the preface. Thomas first correctly assesses the present situation: Very little is known of his life and the present book, I hope, shall to some extent satisfy that lacuna. His method he makes clear soon after: Where facts are missing I have papered over the gaps with a higher truth. For Thomas, Aesop is a symbol for everyman. Thomas himself aptly proclaims This is a work of imagination. I concur, and I have enjoyed watching Benny's imagination at work. The experience is helped by the black-and-white illustrations along the way. I am delighted to have received a copy of this book! Cataloguing this book has made me aware of Lulu Publishing. One can purchase an online version of this book as well as the physical book from Lulu.

Identifier

en_US 6157 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81563

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Lulu publishing]

en_US Sl

Subject

en_US PA3855.1.T46 2006 See all items with this value

en_US Tangential See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole