{"product_id":"aesop-the-complete-fables-9780140446494","title":"Aesop  The Complete Fables","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies’ downfall first’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive edition is the first translation into English of the entire corpus of 358 unbowdlerized fables. It is fully annotated, with an introduction that rescues the fables from a tradition of moralistic interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700\u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE COMPLETE FABLES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732376531287,"sku":"9780140446494","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140446494.jpg?v=1719996615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aesop-the-complete-fables-9780140446494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}