Fables of the Masters

Author: Pre-Qin Scholars
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: ▼ Complete Content ▼ Sandalwood Aroma ▼ Compact and Lightweight ▼ Original Illustrations ▼ Portable — Fables have long been called "flowers of wisdom, poems of philosophy." They sparkle with the spark of human wisdom and are filled with poetic beauty. They are like thorny roses, where the flowers offer aesthetic pleasure, but the thorns serve as a warning. In the treasure trove of world literature, fables are a unique and brilliant pearl.
Fables are a literary genre that conveys moral lessons through stories. They are short in length, carry a clear satirical meaning, and possess immense ideological enlightenment. Therefore, Russian fable writer Ivan Krylov said, "Fables are truth wrapped in a cloak." Since ancient times, fables have continuously educated generations upon generations of people. The literary tradition of fables has three major origins in the world: China, India, and Greece. Both India and ancient Greece have classic collections of fables, while Chinese fables are mostly scattered throughout prose works. They are generally vividly narrated...