Aesop's Fables Book

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK BY GEORGE F. TOWNSEND AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ELISABETH LUTHER CARY.Preface. IT is impossible precisely to estimate the effect of the aesopic fables upon what ~latthew Arnold handsomely calls the "hard unintelligence" of the modern mind. To certain wandering, irresponsible imaginations, not greatly concerned with archreological exactitude, they bring hints of an old, homely Greek life at a period when Greek sculptors were just beginning to fashion for their joy smiling figures from the marble of their islands. Knowing nothing of the actual daily events of the time, ,ye are apt to think of the ·whole Grecian people as ,,'earing the smile of lighthearted health and amiability as they welcomed the approach of their young god Dionysus oyer the Thraciall hills, and breaking easily into laughter as they discussed the eccentricities of human nature in fair and shady resting places, full of summer sounds and scents, such as Phredrus and Socrates a century later chose for their dialogue on the subject of loye. In this imaginative society tAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.orgRead More