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The English fable : Aesop and literary culture, 1651-1740 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Jayne Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Series:Cambridge studies in eighteenth-century English literature and thought ; 28.
Subjects:
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Fables, English > History and criticism.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Aesop > Influence.
Dryden, John, > 1631-1700. > Fables.
Gay, John, > 1685-1732. > Fables.
Winchilsea, Anne Kingsmill Finch, > Countess of, > 1661-1720 > Criticism and interpretation.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English literature > Greek influences.
Aesop's fables > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Animals in literature.
Description
Physical Description:x, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.
ISBN:0521481112 (hardback)