Aesop's Fables

Aesop (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2017
Macmillan Collector's Library (Verlag)
978-1-5098-4436-4 (ISBN)

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A gorgeous colour edition of Aesop's legendary fables, with illustrations by the celebrated Arthur Rackham.

This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop’s fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike.

Aesop's Fables is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This elegant edition features an afterword by publisher and editor Anna South and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and the steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience.

Although the three hundred fables in this collection are attributed to Aesop, and his name is synonymous with the form, it seems unlikely he was in fact anything more than a legendary figure. While some historical accounts maintain he was a slave with a prodigious talent for story-telling who lived during the sixth century BC, many believe it unlikely that this whole stock of fables can be attributed to one individual. However, what does seem clear is that the fables began their life as word-of-mouth stories long before being put down in writing.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.09.2017
Reihe/Serie	Macmillan Collector's Library
Einführung	Anna South
Illustrationen	Arthur Rackham
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	103 x 160 mm
Gewicht	280 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5098-4436-8 / 1509844368
ISBN-13	978-1-5098-4436-4 / 9781509844364
Zustand	Neuware