Aesop's Fables a new translation (Illustrated)

By Aesop

The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: who does not know the story of the tortoise and the hare, or the boy who cried wolf?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1722102675
• ISBN13: 9781722102678
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A leopard can’t change its spots.

Whooee, this book is a lot more fun than I remember. This is a new translation of “Aesop's FABLES”. Just a note, each Fable is preceded by a hand-drawn pictograph of the tale. There is a great introduction by G.K. Chesterton, which is worth the purchase in itself. He compares and contrasts fables and fairy tales both in theory and detail. Then he compares and contrasts Uncle Remus and the Brothers Grimm to Aesop. When you are finished, you have an insight or a different view of fables in general. Then you hit the ground running. “The fox and the grapes, “etc. Well, this is where I am a little disappointed, as the fables are saying the same thing, but the wording is different. I am just too used to the old way, and this seems a little too mellow. There are very few fables that I have not heard, and I did not realize there were so many different versions of “The Slave and the Lion”. Most of my fable history came from a part of the “Rocky and Bullwinkle Show,” “Aesop and Son.” In any event, no library or culturally literate person is complete without these fables.