Aesop's Fables

Title

en_US Aesop's Fables

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US James A. Hall

Creator

en_US Hall, James A.

Contributor

en_US Bradbury, Christopher

Date

2016-01-25T15:24:14Z

en_US 1991-10

en_US 1972

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:24:14Z

Date Issued

en_US 1972

Abstract

en_US Twenty fables with alternating black-and-white (xerox?) and color illustrations. The latter have charm but sometimes lack definition. The best are of GB (7), the mice in council (19), and TMCM (34). Several stories are told differently: the gnat believes he is too heavy and leaves with no word from the bull (7); the lion claims that he is strongest, bravest, fiercest, and in charge and so takes all four portions (15); he omits the element of challenge usually present in the fourth element. The fox opines that high air is bad for grapes (16). The milkmaid snaps her fingers, stamps her foot, and then tosses her head, using the formulaic just like that for each. The cat's approach changes the mice's toast at the city banquet (34). The Lion and the Hares (39) is a new fable to me. A sleeper. This book also comes with a record as part of a set.

Identifier

en_US 1132 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/75917

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US CBS Records

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.H25 Ae 1972

en_US Aesop

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole