Aesop’s Fables: a new translation

Preview   Aesop is the Homer of the animal fable, both figures of uncertain historicity, but personifying in a single teller of tales myriad performers of traditional oral narratives in their respective genres. Minna Skafte Jensen in Writing Homer: A Study Based on Results from Modern Fieldwork (2011) describes the inherent thoughtfulness, insight and “inclusivity” … Continue reading Aesop’s Fables: a new translation