Aesop

Aesop's Fables

Mitarbeit:South, Anna;Illustration:Rackham, Arthur

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop's fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike.

Aesop's Fables is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This elegant edition features an afterword by publisher and editor Anna South and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and the steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience.

Produktdetails

• Macmillan Collector's Library 130
• Verlag: Macmillan Collector's Library / Macmillan Publishers International
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 74508
• Main Market Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: von 8 bis 11 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 101mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9781509844364
• ISBN-10: 1509844368
• Artikelnr.: 47303383

Autorenporträt

Although the three hundred fables in his famous collection are attributed to Aesop, and his name is synonymous with the form, it seems unlikely he was in fact anything more than a legendary figure. While some historical accounts maintain he was a slave with a prodigious talent for story-telling who lived during the sixth century B.C., many believe it unlikely that this whole stock of fables can be attributed to one individual. What does seem clear though is that the fables began their life being orally transmitted before being put down in writing.