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

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John Gay wrote Fables