The Legendary Life and Fables of Aesop

Title

en_US The Legendary Life and Fables of Aesop

Description

en_US Original language: grc

en_US First edition

en_US Now once again edited by Mayvis Anthony

Creator

en_US Aesop

Contributor

en_US Miller, Mary Anne

Date

2016-01-25T15:38:03Z

en_US 2014-02

en_US 2006

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:38:03Z

Date Issued

en_US 2006

Abstract

en_US I am surprised and happy to find a new translation of Aesop into English prose. It is also nice to see Grace Muscarella's delightful designs back. One thinks one is reading Lloyd Daly again! The book offers 126 fables. I can find no obvious principle of organization, and there is neither an AI nor a T of CI. There is a helpful list of morals separated at the back, as in Daly's book. I read the first five fables and find them well told. New here are not only the version of the life and the versions of the fables but the illustrations for the life. At least in this printing, they come out quite sketchy. Still, it helps the reading of the life. Anthony's preface is careless in its history. Was Demetrius Phalareus a philosopher? Did Babrius bring together Demetrius Phalareus and Phaedrus? Steinhoewel (not Stainhowel) published in 1476, not 1480. She expresses gratitude to Caxton, Townsend, Jacobs, and Daly. What she has to say, especially on xi, concerning the contribution of fables today is very well put. Perhaps their appeal lies in their ability, in a world that is changing so fast, to lure us back to our ancient roots -- to a time of innocence when stories were told to bring morals across in a simple, graceful and humorous style. As such, these fables will always find a special place in us and in the hearts of children. They can remind us that we all are partakers of this rich heritage and that though our surroundings may change, human nature does not change, and we are all connected as members of the same human race from the beginning of time.

Identifier

en_US 9780973926118 (bound)

en_US 10133 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76121

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Mayant Press

en_US Toronto

Subject

en_US PA3855.E5 L444 2006

en_US Aesop

Type

en_US Book, Whole