Aesop's fables : a new translation /

Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger" and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales...

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Uniform Title:Aesop's fables.
Other Authors: Aesop, Waterfield, Robin, 1952- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, [2024].
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger" and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours-one with clear good and plain evil, but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity. Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables.
Physical Description:viii, 325 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781541604841
1541604849