Fables
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Fables is a collection of satirical verse tales by John Gay that use animal characters and moral lessons to comment on human nature and society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetry collection
ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ verse tales ⓘ |
| author | John Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | John Gay ⓘ |
| features | animal characters ⓘ |
| genre |
fable
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAspect | moral lessons ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual fable tales ⓘ |
| hasStyle | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aesopic fables
ⓘ
classical fable tradition ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
moral instruction
ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| setIn | imaginary animal world ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
human nature
ⓘ
morality ⓘ society ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
personification ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |