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100 1 _aNewbigging, Thomas,
_d1833-1914
245 1 0 _aFables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-05-21
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern" by Thomas Newbigging is a collection of essays and analyses on the classic genre of fables, written in the late 19th century. The work explores the definition, characteristics, and moral applications of fables, focusing particularly on the contributions of famous fabulists like Æsop. It proposes that fables serve not only to entertain but also to provide moral instruction, illustrating human behavior through animal characters. The opening of the book presents a detailed discussion about the definition and nature of fables, distinguishing between traditional myths and the more rational form of fable epitomized by Æsop’s tales. Newbigging argues that fables are fundamentally moral narratives that use the speech of animals to convey human virtues and follies, engaging readers of all ages while imparting life lessons. He emphasizes the importance of fables in literature and their role as a means of indirect social commentary, setting the stage for an exploration of other notable fabulists throughout history in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFables -- History and criticism
653 _aDidactic literature -- History and criticism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42761
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