The English fable
Subtitle: Aesop and literary culture, 1651-1740
By: Jayne Elizabeth Lewis.
Series: Cambridge studies in eighteenth-century English literature and thought ;; 28
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Gay, John, 1685-1732.; Winchilsea, Anne Kingsmill Finch, Countess of, 1661-1720 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Aesop -- Appreciation -- Great Britain.; Aesop -- Influence.; Aesop's fables -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Aesop's fables.; English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; Fables, English -- History and criticism.; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; Fables, Greek -- Appreciation -- Great Britain.; English literature -- Greek influences.; Animals in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.