Aesop
Overview
| Works: | 10,018 works in 21,350 publications in 38 languages and 197,905 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fables Juvenile works Fiction Folklore Picture books Folk literature Illustrated works Folk tales Legends Fairy tales |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, Greek |
| Roles: | Author, Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Originator, Creator, Honoree, Contributor, Adapter, Dubious author, Performer, Dedicatee, Attributed name, Translator, Composer, Editor, Lyricist, Conceptor |
| Classifications: | PZ8.2, 398.2452 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Aesop
- Aesopic conversations : popular tradition, cultural dialogue, and the invention of Greek prose by Leslie Kurke( )
- Babrius and Phaedrus : newly edited and translated into English, together with an historical introduction and a comprehensive survey of Greek and Latin fables in the Aesopic tradition by Babrio( Book )
- Luther's Aesop by Carl P. E Springer( )
- The quest of the historical gospel : Mark, John, and the origins of the gospel genre by Lawrence M Wills( )
- Fables of Æsop and other eminent mythologists : with morals and reflexions by Roger L'Estrange( )
- Fables of power : Aesopian writing and political history by Annabel Patterson( Book )
- The English fable : Aesop and literary culture, 1651-1740 by Jayne Elizabeth Lewis( Book )
- Studies in the text history of the life and fables of Aesop by Ben Edwin Perry( Book )
- Animal analogy in Shakespeare's character portrayal by Audrey Yoder( Book )
- The fables of Esop, in English. : VVith al his life and fortune, how he was subtill, wise, and borne in Greece ... Whereunto is added the fables of Auian: and also the fable [sic] of Alphonce, with the fables of Poge the Florentine, very pleasant to bee read by Aesop( )
- Aesop in England : the transmission of motifs in seventeenth-century illustrations of Aesop's Fables by Edward Hodnett( Book )
- Mastering Aesop : medieval education, Chaucer, and his followers by Edward Wheatley( Book )
- Fables de La Fontaine by Jean de La Fontaine( Book )
- Æsops fables, with their moralls in verse and in prose grammatically translated : illustrated with pictures and emblems : together with the history of his life( )
- Fables choisies mises en vers by Jean de La Fontaine( Book )
- Aesop at Tunbridge, or, A few select fables in verse by No person of quality( Book )
- Ethics in Aesop's fables : the Augustana collection by Christos A Zafiropoulos( Book )
- Fabule Esopi cum commento by Aesopus( )
- Aesopi phrygis fabulae : jam recenter ex collatione optimorum exemplarium emendatius excusae : unà cum nonnullis variorum autorum fabulis adject̂is et indice correctiori praefixo by Aesop( )
- The fables of Aesop by Aesop( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Aesop
Aesop's fables by
Aesop(
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86 editions published between 1818 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 6,696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The classic characters of some of the most familiar, as well as some little-known fables, are depicted in an extraordinary range of mood, setting, and color
86 editions published between 1818 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 6,696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The classic characters of some of the most familiar, as well as some little-known fables, are depicted in an extraordinary range of mood, setting, and color
The lion & the mouse by
Jerry Pinkney(
Book
)
21 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 4,320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle
21 editions published between 1960 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 4,320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle
The fables of Aesop by
Aesop(
Book
)
226 editions published between 1651 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 3,898 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adaptations of 82 of Aesop's best known fables. Includes a brief history of the fables
226 editions published between 1651 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 3,898 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adaptations of 82 of Aesop's best known fables. Includes a brief history of the fables
Fables by
Aesopus(
Book
)
896 editions published between 1480 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 2,910 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Aesop's fables
896 editions published between 1480 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 2,910 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Aesop's fables
The Aesop for children by
Aesop(
Book
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74 editions published between 1919 and 2017 in English and Chinese and held by 2,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One hundred twenty-six best-loved fables of Aesop
74 editions published between 1919 and 2017 in English and Chinese and held by 2,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One hundred twenty-six best-loved fables of Aesop
Aesop's fables by
Aesop(
Book
)
7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 2,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 2,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
The tortoise and the hare : an Aesop fable by
Janet Stevens(
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)
9 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in English and held by 1,913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise
9 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in English and held by 1,913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise
The tortoise & the hare by
Jerry Pinkney(
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)
6 editions published between 1965 and 2013 in Japanese and English and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare
6 editions published between 1965 and 2013 in Japanese and English and held by 1,742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare
Fables from Aesop by
Ennis Rees(
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29 editions published between 1908 and 2002 in English and held by 1,495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of familiar short moral tales
29 editions published between 1908 and 2002 in English and held by 1,495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of familiar short moral tales
Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes by
Margie Palatini(
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway
The grasshopper & the ants by
Jerry Pinkney(
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)
3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 1,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead
3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 1,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead
The rabbit and the turtle : Aesop's fables by
Eric Carle(
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2015 in English and held by 1,329 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retellings of eleven of Aesop's fables
4 editions published between 2008 and 2015 in English and held by 1,329 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retellings of eleven of Aesop's fables
The hare and the tortoise : a fable from Aesop by
Helen Ward(
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19 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in 10 languages and held by 1,305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. Includes facts about the various animals pictured in the illustrations. Suggested level: junior, primary
19 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in 10 languages and held by 1,305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. Includes facts about the various animals pictured in the illustrations. Suggested level: junior, primary
The hare and the tortoise by
Maria Eulàlia Valeri(
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37 editions published between 1871 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise
37 editions published between 1871 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise
Folk-lore and fable : Æsop, Grimm, Andersen by
Charles William Eliot(
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29 editions published between 1909 and 2006 in English and held by 1,255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Grimm: Frog-king, or iron Henry -- Our lady's child -- Pack of ragamuffins -- Rapunzel -- Three little men in the wood -- Three spinners -- Hansel & Gretel -- Fisherman & his wife -- Valiant little tailor -- Cinderella -- Mother Holle -- Seven ravens -- Little red-cap -- Bremen town musicians -- Girl without hands -- Clever Elsie -- Thumbling -- Thumbling as journeyman -- Six swans -- Little Briar Rose -- Fundevogel -- King Thrushbeard -- Little Snow-white -- Rumplestiltskin -- Three feathers -- Golden goose -- Allerleirauh -- Wolf & the fox -- Hans in luck -- Goose-girl -- Peasant's wise daughter -- Soirit in the bottle -- Bearskin -- Willow-wren & the bear --Wise folks -- Shroud -- Two king's children -- Seven Swabians -- One-eye, two-eyes and three-eyes -- Snow-white and Rose-red. -- Andersen: Ugly duckling -- Swineherd -- Emperor's new clothes -- Little sea-maid -- Elfen mound -- Wild swans -- Garden of paradise -- Constant tin soldier -- Daisy -- Nightingale -- Storks -- Darning-needle -- Shadow -- Red shoes -- Little Ida's flowers -- Amgel -- Flying trunk -- Tinder-box -- Buckwheat -- Bell
29 editions published between 1909 and 2006 in English and held by 1,255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Grimm: Frog-king, or iron Henry -- Our lady's child -- Pack of ragamuffins -- Rapunzel -- Three little men in the wood -- Three spinners -- Hansel & Gretel -- Fisherman & his wife -- Valiant little tailor -- Cinderella -- Mother Holle -- Seven ravens -- Little red-cap -- Bremen town musicians -- Girl without hands -- Clever Elsie -- Thumbling -- Thumbling as journeyman -- Six swans -- Little Briar Rose -- Fundevogel -- King Thrushbeard -- Little Snow-white -- Rumplestiltskin -- Three feathers -- Golden goose -- Allerleirauh -- Wolf & the fox -- Hans in luck -- Goose-girl -- Peasant's wise daughter -- Soirit in the bottle -- Bearskin -- Willow-wren & the bear --Wise folks -- Shroud -- Two king's children -- Seven Swabians -- One-eye, two-eyes and three-eyes -- Snow-white and Rose-red. -- Andersen: Ugly duckling -- Swineherd -- Emperor's new clothes -- Little sea-maid -- Elfen mound -- Wild swans -- Garden of paradise -- Constant tin soldier -- Daisy -- Nightingale -- Storks -- Darning-needle -- Shadow -- Red shoes -- Little Ida's flowers -- Amgel -- Flying trunk -- Tinder-box -- Buckwheat -- Bell
Fables of Aesop and others by
Aesopus(
)
146 editions published between 1722 and 2010 in English and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
146 editions published between 1722 and 2010 in English and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Doctor Coyote : a Native American Aesop's fables by
John Bierhorst(
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2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables. The illustrations are set in the twentieth century
2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables. The illustrations are set in the twentieth century
Three Aesop fox fables by
Galdone Paul(
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8 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 1,137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Colorful versions of three classic fables illustrating simple truths about life
8 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 1,137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Colorful versions of three classic fables illustrating simple truths about life
The lion and the mouse by
Gail Herman(
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)
3 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and held by 1,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle
3 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and held by 1,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle
Æsopi Phrygis fabulæ : nunc demùm ex collatione optimorum exemplarium ab infinitis penè mendis repurgatæ : unà cum nonnullis
variorum authorum fabulis adjectis : et indice correctiori praefixo by
Aesopus(
)
45 editions published between 1698 and 1784 in Latin and English and held by 1,078 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
45 editions published between 1698 and 1784 in Latin and English and held by 1,078 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Pinkney, Jerry Illustrator Author Editor
- White, Mark 1971- Author
- Rojo, Sara 1973- Illustrator
- Blair, Eric Author
- Silverman, Dianne Illustrator
- L'Estrange, Roger Sir 1616-1704 Other Adapter Author Editor Translator
- Croxall, Samuel 1688 or 1689-1752 Author of introduction Compiler Translator Editor
- Dodsley, Robert 1704-1764 Author of introduction Author Editor Translator
- Jacobs, Joseph 1854-1916 Adapter Compiler Author Editor
- Caxton, William approximately 1422-1491 or 1492 Translator Editor
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Aesop Aesop's fables Africa Animals Animals in literature Art appreciation Aztecs Characters and characteristics Children's stories Children--Conduct of life Christian life Classical poetry Conduct of life Cooperation Coyote--(Mythological character) English literature English literature--Early modern English literature--Greek influences Fables Fables, American Fables, Classical Fables, English Fables, French Fables, Greek Fables, Greek--Appreciation Fables ancient and modern (Dryden, John) Fairy tales Folklore Foxes Great Britain Greece Greek prose literature Indians of Mexico Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Lion Literature Mice Picture books for children Political fiction, English Political poetry, English Politics and literature Rabbits Running races Shakespeare, William, Tales Tanzania--Serengeti Plain Turtles Vices Virtues Winchilsea, Anne Kingsmill Finch,--Countess of,
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Alternative Names
Æsop
Aesop 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Aesop 500-talet f.Kr
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Aesop ancient Greek storyteller
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Aesop činný 6. století př. Kr
Aesophus
Aesopi fabulae
Æsops fabler
Æsopus
Æsopus 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Æsopus 500-talet f.Kr
Aesopus ca. v6. Jh
Aesopus ca. v6. Jh Phrygis
Aesopus ca. v6. Jh Phryx
Aesopus ca. v6. Jh Scriptor Fabularum
Aesopus činný 6. století př. Kr
Aesopus der Phrygier ca. v6. Jh.
Aesopus Fabularum Scripto
Aesopus Phrygis ca. v6. Jh.
Aesopus Phrygius
Aesopus Phrygius 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Aesopus Phryx ca. v6. Jh.
Aesopus Scr. Fab.
Aesopus Scriptor Fabularum ca. v6. Jh.
Aesuvpe
Aisop ca. v6. Jh.
Aisópas ca. v6. Jh.
Aisopeios ca. v6. Jh.
Aí̄sōpos
Aí̄sōpos 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Aisōpos 6e E. v.Chr
Aisōpos, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Aisōpos ca. v6. Jh
Aisópos činný 6. století př. Kr
Aisopos grekisk fabeldiktare
Aisopos schrijver (-619--563)
Aisoposu
Aisoposu 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Aisopus.
Aisōpus ca. v6. Jh
Aisūbūs ca. v6. Jh
Aiszóposz ókori görög meseköltő
Aizopa ca. v6. Jh.
Äsop.
Äsop 500-talet f.Kr
Äsop, 6. gs. p.m.ē.
Äsop 6e E. v.Chr
Äsop, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Äsop ca. v6. Jh
Äsop griechischer Dichter von Fabeln und Gleichnissen
Aysopos
Aysūb 6e E. v.Chr
Aysūb, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Dbyi-suvo ca. v6. Jh.
Esop.
Ésop 500-talet f.Kr
Esop ca. v6. Jh.
Esop chwedleuwr yn yr Hen Roeg
Ésope.
Ésope 0620?-0560? av.-J.-C.
Ésope 500-talet f.Kr
Esope 6e E. v.Chr
Esope, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Ésope ca. v6. Jh
Esope ca. v6. Jh Phrygien
Ésope de Phrygie
Ésope de Phrygie 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Esope (Fable writer)
Esope (Fable wroter)
Ésope fabuliste grec antique
Ésope Phrygien
Ésope Phrygien 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Esope Phrygien ca. v6. Jh.
Esopet 6e E. v.Chr
Esopet, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Ésopet ca. v6. Jh.
Esopo.
Esopo 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Esopo 6e E. v.Chr
Esopo, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Esopo ca. v6. Jh.
Esopo činný 6. století př. Kr
Esopo escritor de fábulas grego
Esopo fabulista de la Antigua Grecia
Esopo fabulista grego antigo
Esopo Frigio ca. v6. Jh.
Esopo scrittore e favolista greco antico
Ėsopon ca. v6. Jh.
Esops fabler
Esops fables
Esopu
Esopus.
Esopus 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Esopus 500-talet f.Kr
Esopus 6e E. v.Chr
Esopus, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Esopus ca. v6. Jh.
Esopus Phrygius
Essópov 6e E. v.Chr
Essópov, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Ezop.
Ezop 6e E. v.Chr
Ezop, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Ezop ca. v6. Jh.
Ezop Frygiyczyk ca. v6. Jh.
Ezop grecki bajkopisarz
Ezop starořecký autor
Ezop z Frygii.
Ezopa ca. v6. Jh.
Ezopas
Ezopas ca. v6. Jh.
Ezope
Ezopi
Ezopit 6e E. v.Chr
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Ezopo helena fablisto
Ezopos
Ēzops
Ezopus ca. v6. Jh.
Ezópusz
Ezovbos
Faules di Isop
I-so ca. v6. Jh.
I sob ca. v6. Jh.
Īcāp
Isoho
Isoho 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Isop
Isop 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Isop ca. v6. Jh.
Isop S.VI a.C.
Isopo
Isopo ca. v6. Jh.
Isopo činný 6. století př. Kr
Isopp
Isopp 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Isoppu
Isoppu 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Isoppu 6e E. v.Chr
Isoppu, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Īsūb.
Yishi 6e E. v.Chr
Yishi, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Yisuo
Yisuo 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Yisuo 6e E. v.Chr
Yisuo, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Yisuo ca. v6. Jh.
Yisuopu 6e E. v.Chr
Yisuopu, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Ysopet.
Ysopet ca. v6. Jh.
Ysopo.
Ysopo ca. v6. Jh.
Yzopet 6e E. v.Chr
Yzopet, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
Yzopet ca. v6. Jh.
Αiσωπος
Αἴσωπος
Αἲσωπος 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
Езоп
Эзоп
Эзоп, 6. gs. p.m.ē.
Эзоп древнегреческий баснописец
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אזוף
אזופוס
איזופוס
איסופוס
עזאפ
ازوپ
إيسوب
ايسوبوس
ایسوپ
ایسپ
ईसप
এসপ
ਈਸਪ
ஈசாப்
ఈసపు
ಈಸೋಪ
ഈസോപ്പ്
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ესოპე.
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아이소포스
에소포스
이소프
이솝
이이솝
アイソーポス
アイソポス 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
イソップ
イソップ 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
イソップ 6e E. v.Chr
イソップ, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
イソツプ
エソポ
伊蘇普
伊娑菩 6e E. v.Chr
伊娑菩, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
伊曽保
伊曽保 0620?-0560? av. J.-C.
伊索.
伊索 6e E. v.Chr
伊索, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
伊索 相传为《伊索寓言》的作者
意拾 6e E. v.Chr
意拾, 6e eeuw v.Chr.
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