Project Gutenberg 2013-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 430 Newbigging, Thomas 1833 1914 Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern Produced by David Edwards, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern" by Thomas Newbigging is a collection of essays and analyses on the classic genre of fables, written in the late 19th century. The work explores the definition, characteristics, and moral applications of fables, focusing particularly on the contributions of famous fabulists like Æsop. It proposes that fables serve not only to entertain but also to provide moral instruction, illustrating human behavior through animal characters. The opening of the book presents a detailed discussion about the definition and nature of fables, distinguishing between traditional myths and the more rational form of fable epitomized by Æsop’s tales. Newbigging argues that fables are fundamentally moral narratives that use the speech of animals to convey human virtues and follies, engaging readers of all ages while imparting life lessons. He emphasizes the importance of fables in literature and their role as a means of indirect social commentary, setting the stage for an exploration of other notable fabulists throughout history in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fables -- History and criticism Didactic literature -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 316113 2025-06-17T10:08:00.383349 text/html 307678 2013-05-21T15:44:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 563602 2025-06-17T10:08:13.526776 application/epub+zip 566053 2025-06-17T10:08:05.575301 application/epub+zip 174395 2025-06-17T10:08:03.228398 application/epub+zip 1203884 2025-06-17T10:08:18.394766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154881 2025-06-17T10:08:11.541780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307684 2022-09-19T14:09:06.686687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223177 2025-06-17T10:07:59.092372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223188 2013-05-21T15:44:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16130 2025-06-17T10:08:18.552749 application/rdf+xml 17531 2025-06-17T10:08:03.870300 image/jpeg 3957 2025-06-17T10:08:03.550328 image/jpeg 560720 2025-06-17T10:08:00.476351 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog