The Aesop for Children
Kindle Edition
Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · January 3, 2013
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the fables were written by a slave named Aesop, who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th century BCE.
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- Who it’s for
- Aesop’s fables sit within a much older, less settled history of shared storytelling.
- Themes
- Aesop's fables, Cross-cultural folklore traditions
- Genres
- Greek & Roman Myths, The Classics, Short Stories
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According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the fables were written by a slave named Aesop, who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th century BCE. Aesop's fables and the Indian tradition, as represented by the Buddhist Jataka Tales and the Hindu Panchatantra, share about a dozen tales in common, although often widely differing in detail.
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There is therefore some debate over whether the Greeks learned these fables from Indian storytellers or the other way, or if the influences were mutual.
Tales in Transit
Aesop’s fables sit within a much older, less settled history of shared storytelling.
Come here for
- The curious overlap between Greek and Indian tale traditions
- A question of influence that may have traveled both ways
Expect
- Ancient stories with tangled cultural roots
Where it sits
| Greek & Roman Myths | 90% |
|---|---|
| Short Stories | 30% |
| The Classics | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Asian Myths & Legends
- Greek & Roman Myths
- Authors
- Aesop
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- January 3, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Aesop's fables · Cross-cultural folklore traditions
- Reading lane
- Asian Myths & Legends