Der Löwe und Die Maus: Fabeln von Äsop

Title

en_US Der Löwe und Die Maus: Fabeln von Äsop

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Language note: German

en_US Original language: eng

en_US Nacherzählt von Doris Orgel

Creator

en_US Aesop See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Kitchen, Bert

Date

2016-01-25T19:49:37Z

en_US 2001-08

en_US 2001

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:49:37Z

Date Issued

en_US 2001

Abstract

en_US This is the German reprint of The Lion and The Mouse and Other Aesop's Fables by Dorling Kindersley Publishing in 2000. As I write there, 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: Das weiss niemand ganz genau. Aber es sind Tausende. The author does a good job of answering the truth question that has bothered the history of fable criticism: Sie sind erfunden, aber es geht um etwas Wahres. 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 the peacock was Hera's favorite bird--though the German edition drops the English version's mention that birds were highly respected in ancient times. My favorites among the illustrations are those for LM (8) and The Monkey and The Dolphin (26).

Identifier

en_US 9783831000630

en_US 5850 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81333

Language

en_US ger

Publisher

en_US Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.

en_US Munich

Subject

en_US PZ34.2.O65 Lo 2001 See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole