[Pocket Edition] World Classics Library - Aesop's Fables (Pocket Edition)

Author: Aesop
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The oldest and greatest collection of fables in the world, The originator of Western fables, The appearance of which laid the foundation for fables as a literary genre and had a profound influence on later fable masters such as Jean de La Fontaine of France, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing of Germany, and Ivan Khrylov of Russia. The fables of Aesop are among the most widely read literary works in the world, exerting a profound impact on human culture, particularly in ethics, morals, and political thought, and are considered a monumental achievement in the history of human civilization. The stories in The Fables of Aesop are short in length but profound in meaning, shining with the brilliance of wisdom. Philosophers, thinkers, and statesmen such as Plato, Aristotle, and Marx throughout history have highly praised this book. At the same time, it is often used as the best teaching material for family education and a textbook for life. The Fables of Aesop is one of the most widely circulated and influential European literary works in China, with classic tales such as The Tortoise and the Hare and The Fox and the Grapes being household names in China and even included in school textbooks. The renowned Chinese scholar Qian Zhongshu once wrote in an article titled Reading Aesop's Fables that "The Fables of Aesop are well worth reading."