Aesop’s Fables (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Aesop
- First Published: 1484
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction, Children’s literature, Fantasy, Didactic literature, Animal tale, Bestiary
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Politics, Supernatural, Education or educators, Legends, Folklore, Symbolism, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Edible plants, Grapes, Greek or Roman times, Ants, Animals, Foxes, Fables, Grasshoppers
- Locales: Greece, ancient
Places Discussed
Earthly settings. Tales in Aesop’s Fables rely on diverse settings to frame the ethical conflicts that lead to the point of each fable—a moral lesson illustrated by the actions and comments of both humans and animals with humanlike qualities. Specific geographical references are sparse, but some tales contain allusions to places, such as a tale concerning an Arab and a camel, a tale set in the fields near Rome, a tale about a man in the East, and one involving a vat of blue dye that could only be made in the East. Allusions such as these were...
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