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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. In the guise of cautionary tales for children, John Gay produces some witty and scathing satires on grown-ups. The illustrations are delightful woodcuts. Have not managed to identify the edition, but from the woodcuts 1790s ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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In 1711, one of the most popular literary forms in England was the fable. The fable may seem restricted to wise sayings and modern parodies, but authors wrote them to further their religious and literary causes and they also translated politics into a fabulous satirical menagerie. The fable, whatever its subject, was always didactic, and behind the wolves, foxes, rabbits, frogs, and bears was the moral. This appealed to a public that found pleasure in finding instruction in its literature, and explains in part the continued popularity of the most successful collection of English fables, the series by John Gay. -- from Preface Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)821.5Literature English & Old English literatures English poetry 1702-1745 Queen Anne period, 18th. centuryClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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