The Animal Fable in Modern Literature

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The fable is one of the very early forms of literary writing. As a form it has fascinated writers down the ages from Aesop who lived in 620-564 B.C., the Renaissance writers to the present day fabulists. The book examines the animal stories of five modern writers: Kipling’s Jungle Books, De La Mare’s The Three Royal Monkeys, Orwell’s Animal Farm, James Thurber’s Fables and Further Fables For Our Times and Richard Adams’ Watershp Down, The Plague Dogs and Traveller. Any reader who has been captivated by the magic in the fables and animal stories will find in this work interesting observations, strange connections and wonderful insights, as the writer goes on to analyse and plumb the depths of these seemingly simple animal stories.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marie Fernandes

Marie Fernandes (born 1962) obtained Ph.D. in English Literature from Bombay University. She was awarded the Government Open Merit Scholarship from 1979 to 1984. Dr. Marie Fernandes is a lecturer in English at St. Andrew's College, Bombay. She is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Bombay. Dr. Fernandes has contributed articles to literary anthologies. Her interests range from Aesthetics and Literary Criticism, Indian English Fiction to Modern writers.

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Title
The Animal Fable in Modern Literature
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170188539
Length
vii+232p., References; Bibliography; Index; 22cm.
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