Aesop, Aristotle, and Animals: The Role of Fables in Human Life.

The article discusses the role of fables in human life in the context of Aesop's Fables and Aristotle's "Rhetoric." According to the author, early Greek fables often conveyed a political message or showed the triumph of might over morals and the futility of resistance by the weak sectors of society....

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Published in:	Humanitas (10667210) Vol. 21; no. 1/2; pp. 179 - 201
Main Author:	Clayton, Edward
Format:	Article
Published:	Philosophy Documentation Center 2008
Subjects:	Fables Rhetoric (Book : Aristotle) Aristotle, 384-322 B.C. Greek literature Ethics in literature
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost