Fables

by Ivan Krylov

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Ivan Krylov has been loved by Russian people for two hundred years for his Fables, works in which he gently satirizes the manifold weaknesses and failings of human beings, especially figures of authority, while at the same time praising and holding up for emulation the qualities in ordinary people of selflessness, industry, loyalty, love, friendship, perseveranceâe¦âe¨Solid, earthy common sense and a long acquaintance with the ways of the world lie at the root of Krylovâe(tm)s show more observations. Some of the Fables are no more than humorous glimpses of life and human nature, or snapshots of the bizarre preoccupations of fantasists, eccentrics, idealists and dreamers. Others offer wry, sardonic glimpses of life, and human relationships and behaviour. Yet others offer wise advice on the conduct of life, or are âeoecautionary talesâe: warnings about the consequences of ill-considered behaviour. show less

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Ivan Krylov
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56+ Works 203 Members

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Pares, Bernard (Translator)

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Fables
Original title
Басни

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Fiction and Literature, Poetry
DDC/MDS
891.7 — Literature & rhetoric Asian Literature East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Russian and East Slavic languages
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PG3337 .K7 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Russian literature Individual authors and works 1800-1870
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9 — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Multiple languages, Russian, Swedish
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