The Fable As Literature |
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| Author:
| Blackham, H. J. |
| Series title: | Bloomsbury Academic Collections: English Literary Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4725-0919-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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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 Euopean literature, from Aesop and the Greeks to the revival of fable in contemporary fiction. This is the first serious study of fable in literature.
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 Euopean literature, from Aesop and the Greeks to the revival of fable in contemporary fiction. This is the first serious study of fable in literature.