TY - BOOK AU - Aesop AU - Mondschein,Ken TI - Aesop's fables illustrated SN - 9781667201368 AV - PA 3855 A254 2023 U1 - 398.24/52 PY - 2023/// CY - San Diego PB - Canterbury Classics KW - Fables, Greek KW - Translations into English KW - Fábulas griegas KW - Traducciones al inglés KW - Fables KW - Fábulas KW - Animals KW - Folklore KW - Leyendas de animales KW - lcgft N2 - The stories attributed to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in Greece around 620–564 BCE, were originally passed on through oral tradition before first being transcribed several centuries after his death. Many of these fables use animals as the main characters to convey deeper meanings and morals that have become ingrained in our cultural and personal belief systems, such as “The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs,” “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” and “The Hare and the Tortoise.” This elegant leather-bound volume includes 487 fables, along with more than 100 illustrations by celebrated artists Arthur Rackham and Walter Crane. Aesop’s Fables is one of the world’s most well-known collections of stories, and has influenced thousands of other literary works. A scholarly introduction examines Aesop’s life and the oral tradition, providing readers with further insight into the world of the humble storyteller whose presence continues to touch us today ER -