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The Fable As Literature

By Blackham, Harold John

The Fable As Literature

By Blackham, Harold John

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This is a study of a curious and neglected facet of literature, in which the author traces the development and the uses of fable in European litearture, from Aesop and the Greeks to the revival of fable in contemporary fiction. Fables are invented to broach ideas in a new and striking way. They may be simple and direct - as are Aesop's fables - or complex and indirect - as for instance, Gulliver's Travels. As a literary device they are quite separate from myths, allegories or parables. The work Of Aesop, most famous of all fable writers, was much copied during the Middle Ages. The form was popular in the eighteenth century, and then it fell out of fashion. But it has been revived by contemporary writers - Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, James Thurber, William Golding. This is the first serious study of the fable in literature. H. J. Blackham is widely known for his philosophical works, which include Six Existentialist Thinkers, Religion in Modern Society and Humanism.
Product details
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2000-12-01
Publication Date:
2000-12-01
Publisher:
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0485112787
Weight:
431 g
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