Aesop's Fables (Signet Classics)

Description

This exclusive Signet Classic edition contains 203 of Aesop’s most enduring
and popular fables, translated into readable, modern American English and
beautifully illustrated with classic woodcuts by the great French artist J. J.
Grandville. It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of
our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave
who was executed more than two thousand years ago. Yet “sour grapes,” “crying
‘wolf,’” “actions speak louder than words,” “honesty is the best policy,” and
literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven
into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop’s Fables. An
extraordinary storyteller who used cunning foxes, surly dogs, clever mice,
fearsome lions, and foolish humans to describe the reality of a harsh world,
Aesop created narratives that are appealing, funny, politically astute, and
profoundly true. And Aesop’s truth—often summed up in the pithy “moral of the
story”—retains an awesome power to affect us, reaching us through both our
intellects and our hearts. Including: “The Fox and the Grapes” “The Ants and
the Grasshopper” “The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse” …and 200 Other Famous
Fables Edited and with an Afterword by Jack Zipes With an Introduction by Sam
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Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Signet; Reprint edition (October 5, 2004)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451529537
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 34
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1090L
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 0.76 x 6.88 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #92,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #171 in Folklore & Mythology Studies #1,986 in Short Stories (Books) #2,712 in Classic Literature & Fiction
• #171 in Folklore & Mythology Studies