Aesop
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Aesop (also spelled Æsop), known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was by tradition a slave (δούλος) who was a contemporary of Croesus and Peisistratus in the mid-sixth century BC in ancient Greece. The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons. Most of what are known as Aesopic fables is a compilation of tales from various sources, many of which originated with authors who lived long before Aesop. Aesop himself is said to have composed many fables, which were passed down by oral tradition. Socrates was thought to have spent his time turning Aesop’s fables into verse w...more
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Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Laura Gibbs avg rating 3.97 — 2,601 ratings — published 1894 5 editions |
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The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Don Daily avg rating 4.29 — 115 ratings — published 1999 2 editions |
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Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Aesop, V. S. Vernon Jones , D. L. Ashliman avg rating 3.84 — 100 ratings — published 2003 2 editions |
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The Complete Fables by Aesop, Olivia Temple, Robert Temple avg rating 3.86 — 91 ratings — published 1998 |
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Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Ann McGovern avg rating 4.04 — 50 ratings — published 1963 |
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Aesop's Fables by Aesop, S.A. Handford avg rating 3.88 — 51 ratings — published 2007 |
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Aesop for Children (Milo Winter Illustrations) (Barnes & Noble) by Aesop, Milo Winter avg rating 4.16 — 38 ratings — published 1984 8 editions |
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Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Jack Zipes , Sam Pickering avg rating 4.11 — 38 ratings — published 2004 2 editions |
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Aesop's Fables: A Classic Illustrated Edition by Aesop, Russell Ash, Bernard Higton avg rating 4.21 — 34 ratings — published 1990 5 editions |
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The Lion and the Mouse: A Fable by Aesop by Aesop, Bernadette Watts avg rating 4.22 — 32 ratings — published 1979 8 editions |
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