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The Fable as Literature
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Fable as Literature
Contributors:
By (Author) H. J. Blackham
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date:
30th October 2013
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Dewey:
809.915
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
296
Weight:
354g
Description
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.
Author Bio
H.J. Blackham is widely known for his philosophical works, which include 'Six Existentialist Thinkers', 'Religion in Modern Society' and 'Humanism'.
