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Aesop and Aesop's Fables

Books on: fables

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Fables of Power: Aesopian Writing and Political History

Book by Annabel Patterson; Duke University Press, 1991

Subjects:

Aesop's Fables--Parodies, Imitations, Etc, Aesop--Influence, English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, English Literature--Greek Influences, Fables, English--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1485-1603, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1603-1714, Political Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Political Poetry, English--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--Great Britain--History--16th Century, Politics And Literature--Great Britain--History--17th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This book describes the Aesopian fable as a hitherto underestimated function in renaissance culture and subsequently. Partly thanks to their traditions of origin--how fables came to be written, by whom, and why--traditions which (whether or not they believed them) were deeply interesting to ...
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This book describes the Aesopian fable as a hitherto underestimated function in renaissance culture and subsequently. Partly thanks to their traditions of origin--how fables came to be written, by whom, and why--traditions which (whether or not they believed them) were deeply interesting to sixteenth- and seventeenth- century readers, the stories of beasts, the birds, the trees, and the insects quickly acquired or recovered their function as a medium of political analysis and communication.
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Fables of Modernity: Literature and Culture in the English Eighteenth Century

Book by Laura Brown; Cornell University Press, 2001

Subjects:

Animals In Literature, English Literature--18th Century--History And Criticism, Fables, English--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Civilization--18th Century, Imperialism In Literature, Literature And History--Great Britain--History--18th Century, Literature And Society--Great Britain--History--18th Century, Women In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Fables of Modernity Emmanuel Fremiet, gorille enlevant une negresse...Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon FABLES OF MODERNITY Literature and Culture in the English...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Laura, 1949 Fables of modernity : literature and culture in the English eighteenth...
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The Fables of Reason: A Study of Voltaire's "Contes Philosophiques"

Book by Roger Pearson; Clarendon Press, 1993

Subjects:

Fables, French--History and criticism, Philosophy in literature, Reason in literature, Voltaire--1694-1778--Contes philosophiques

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

This is the first comprehensive study in English of Voltaire's contes philosophiques--the philosophical tales for which he is best remembered and which include his masterpiece Candide. Pearson situates each story in its historical and intellectual context and offers new readings in light of modern ...
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This is the first comprehensive study in English of Voltaire's contes philosophiques--the philosophical tales for which he is best remembered and which include his masterpiece Candide. Pearson situates each story in its historical and intellectual context and offers new readings in light of modern critical thinking. He rejects the traditional view that Voltaire's contes were the private expression of his philosophical perplexity, and argues that it is narrative that is Voltaire's essential mode of thought. His book is a witty, lucid, and scholarly guide to the "fables of reason" through which Voltaire's skepticism undermined the contemporary religious and philosophical explanations of human experience.
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Fables

Book by Robert Louis Stevenson; Scribners, 1914

Subjects:

Fables, Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

FABLES FABLES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS MDCCCXCVI...attraction for Mr. Stevenson; and in an early review of Lord Lytton Fables in Song he attempted to define some of its proper aims and methods. To...
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A Poetical Translation of the Fables of Phaedrus

Book by Karina Williamson, Christopher Smart; Clarendon Press, 1996

Subjects:

Poetry

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Volume VI of Smart's collected poetry contains the first literary critical edition of his translation of Phaedrus's fables, and the first literary commentary on these fables in English. The editors provide a full introduction, commentary, and scholarly apparatus.

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Journal Articles on: fables

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Tyard's Graphic Metamorphoses: Figuring the Semiosic Drift in the Douze Fables De Fleuves Ou Fontaines

Journal article by Roberto E. Campo; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001

Subjects:

Art, Renaissance--Criticism, interpretation, etc., European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600, Fables--Criticism, interpretation, etc., France--16th century, French poetry--16th century, Metamorphosis--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Semiotics and literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Tyard, Pontus de--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Figuring the Semiosic Drift in the Douze Fables de fleuves ou fontaines by ROBERTO...preoccupation during the mid 1550s, in the Douze Fables de fleuves ou fontaines, his long underrated collection of twelve mythological fables, each accompanied by directions for a...
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Robert Louis Stevenson's: "The Clockmaker" and "The Scientific Ape": Two Unpublished Fables

Journal article by Ralph Parfect; English Literature in Transition 1880-1920, Vol. 48, 2005

Subjects:

English literature--Criticism and interpretation, Fables--Criticism and interpretation, Stevenson, Robert Louis--Criticism and interpretation, The Clockmaker (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, The Scientific Ape (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...The Scientific Ape": Two Unpublished Fables. by Ralph Parfect ROBERT LOUIS...from their intended context, Stevensons Fables (1895). (2) This essay presents, contextualizes...is known about the composition of the Fables, a heterogeneous collection of twenty...
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Fables of the Novel: French Fiction since 1990

Journal article by Andrew Sobanet; French Forum, Vol. 28, 2003

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Fables of the Novel: French Fiction since 1990 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Fables of the Novel: French Fiction since 1990. by Andrew Sobanet Warren Motte. Fables of the Novel: French Fiction since 1990. Normal IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 2003. 242 pp. In his new book, Fables of the Novel, Warren Motte treats his readers to lucid...
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Dundes, Alan. Fables of the Ancients? Folklore in the Qur'an

Journal article by Ahmad A. Nasr; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 63, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Fables of the Ancients? Folklore in the Qur'an (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

Dundes, Alan. Fables of the Ancients? Folklore in the Quran. by Ahmad A. Nasr DUNDES, ALAN. Fables of the Ancients? Folklore in the Quran...tales in the Quran as asatir-al-awwalin (fables of the ancients). Dundes agrees that at...
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Aragon et Ses Modeles Ou le Chemin Des Fables

Journal article by Maryse Vasseviere; The Romanic Review, 2001

Subjects:

Aragon, Louis--Practice, Authors, French--Practice, Fables, French poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Aragon et ses modeles ou le chemin des fables by Maryse Vasseviere Aragon est par essence un romancier intertextuel, qui aime mettre ses pas dans des pas etrangers...

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Magazine Articles on: fables

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Muhammad the Wise: Swahili Fables: Part One

Magazine article by Jan Knappert; World and I, Vol. 19, March 2004

Subjects:

African literature--Works, Fables, Swahili literature--Works

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Muhammad the Wise: Swahili Fables: Part One. by Jan Knappert...Knappert spent four years collecting fables and epic tales in the towns of the...Naples. He has published seven books of fables and fairy tales collected in Africa...
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Through the Looking Glass: The Oriental Roots of Mickey Mouse and Brer Rabbit Are a Well-Kept Secret. but for Centuries Animal Fables Have Bridged the Divide between East and West, Finds Marina Warner

Magazine article by Marina Warner; New Statesman, Vol. 135, June 5, 2006

Subjects:

Fables--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Entire Library

...Kept Secret. but for Centuries Animal Fables Have Bridged the Divide between East and...protagonists. It reprises many of Aesops fables, and both collections descend from a Persian...Lion. Al-Muqaffa enciphered through these fables the ferocious struggles of the medieval...
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Fables

Magazine article by Eduardo Galeano; The Progressive, Vol. 70, February 2006

Subjects:

Fables

Collections: Entire Library

Fables. by Eduardo Galeano An old biblical proverb says that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish...
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Aesop's Fables: Telling Tales with Video

Magazine article by Harold Olejarz; School Arts, Vol. 106, October 2006

Subjects:

Children's art--Study and teaching, Video art--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Aesops Fables: Telling Tales with Video. by Harold Olejarz In the mid-twentieth...video project that I have had great success with is based on Aesops Fables. Aesops Fables Aesop, it is believed, was a slave of African descent who lived from...
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A Tale of Two Fables

Magazine article by Robert B. Reich; The American Prospect, Vol. 14, April 2003

Subjects:

World politics--Evaluation

Collections: Entire Library

A Tale of Two Fables. by Robert Reich Fable 1...future. These are potent and dangerous fables. Each is animated by the righteousness...opposite views of reality. As the two fables gain credibility among opposing camps...

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Newspaper Articles on: fables

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Fables Reappear in Welsh at Last

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 22, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Fables Reappear in Welsh at Last. Byline: By DAVID WILLIAMSON Western Mail Aesops fables, which have delighted children across the globe for 2,500...languages. Myrddin ap Dafydd said yesterday, For me, Aesops Fables belong to the world, but there hasnt been a Welsh version...
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Fabulous Performance from Father of Kid-Lit; Preview: Aesop's Fables Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 2, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...from Father of Kid-Lit; Preview: Aesops Fables Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. FORMER Childrens...Michael Morpurgos retelling of Aesops Fables is coming to the stage courtesy of award-winning...perform new interpretations of familiar fables like The Tortoise and The Hare. Morpurgo...
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Tsunami Contrasts Its 'Fables' Action

Newspaper article by Sue Beving; The Washington Times, May 12, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Tsunami contrasts its Fables action by Sue Beving Byline...Sue Beving Tsunami Theatre Companys "Fables in Three Movements" provides unusual...contrasts with the style of the two other fables. The first, "Yah-Shen and the Golden...
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Charmed by These Fabulous Fables; Theatre

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 6, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Charmed by These Fabulous Fables; Theatre. Byline: QUENTIN LETTS Aesops Fables (Bristol Old Vic) Verdict: Perfect Easter outing...loved this Michael Morpurgo adaptation of Aesops Fables. They remained glued to it for its 55- minute duration...
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Skilled Trio Create a Fabulous Show; Review Aesops Fables Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Coffee Break

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 9, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Create a Fabulous Show; Review Aesops Fables Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Coffee Break...their 45-minute abridged version of Aesops Fables went down a storm at the Sherman Theatre...Eggs, performed alongside lesser known fables like The Traveller and The Bear. All told...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: fables

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La Fontaine, Jean De

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...zhaN d , 1621 95, French poet, whose celebrated fables place him among the masters of world literature...Fontaines masterpiece is the collection of Fables choisies, mises en vers selected fables versified (1668 94), comprising 12 books of...
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Fable

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...retaining their animal traits. The oldest known fables are those in the Panchatantra, a collection of fables in Sanskrit, and those attributed to the...all fabulists. Other important writers of fables include Jean de La Fontaine, whose fables...
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Bidpai

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...or Bidpay both: bid pi, supposed name of the author of the fables of the Panchatantra . The name first appears in an Arabic version of these fables hence they are called the fables of Bidpai. The word is probably Sanskrit, meaning "wise man...
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Panchatantra

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...tr Sanskrit,=five treatises, anonymous collection of animal fables in Sanskrit literature , probably compiled before a.d. 500...as a manual for the instruction of sons of the royalty. The fables are in prose, with interspersions of aphoristic verse. The stories...
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Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...krilof , 1769 1844, Russian fabulist. Some of his more than 200 fables were adapted from Aesop and La Fontaine, but most were original...international renown. See translations by B. Pares (1926); Russian Fables of Ivan Krylov (tr. by W. Morison, 1942); study by N. L. Stepanov...

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