Aesop's Fables

Author: (Ancient Greek) Aesop
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is the oldest and greatest collection of fables in the world, hailed as the originator of Western fables. Its emergence laid the foundation for fables as a literary genre, exerting a profound influence on later fable masters such as La Fontaine of France, Lessing of Germany, and Krylov of Russia. It presents a vivid Ancient Greek world, with stories covering all aspects of social life and productive labor. Short in length but profound in meaning, it shines with the light of wisdom everywhere.