Here are posts labelled "Fables" on The Guide
Just the Facts:
- Name: Jean de la Fontaine
- Birth: July 8, 1621, Château-Thierry, France
- Death: April 13, 1695, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Language: French
- Who he was: French fabulist; Fables choisies
- Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom
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Animals of the Hitopadesa, from
Sir Edwin Arnold's 1861 translation |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Hitopadesha
- Date: 800-950
- Place: India
- Language: Sanskrit
- What it is: Indian fables, attributed to a "Narayana," who is otherwise unknown
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Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
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| by Diego Velázquez |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Aesop
- Date: c. 620-564 BCE
- Language: Greek
- Who he was: Greek author of Fables, animal stories and other simple tales, usually meant to teach a lesson. Many fables from later ages have been attributed to him, but little is known of him beyond legend.
- Included in lists (What's This?): HC; Bloom, GC
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
