From a renowned scholar and translator, a new translation of Aesop's fables."Lively and colloquial." -Wall Street Journal Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare, " "The Dog in the Manger, " and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours-one with clear good and plain evil-but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity.
Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables.
From a renowned scholar and translator, a new translation of Aesop's fables."Lively and colloquial." -Wall Street Journal Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare, " "The Dog in the Manger, " and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours-one with clear good and plain evil-but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity.
Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables.