Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop"

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dc.contributor.advisorCartwright, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Pamela Aen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.description.abstractINTENT: The purpose of the paper is to examine Henryson's collection of Aesopic and Reynardian Fables in the light of whatever instructive intent he may have had in undertaking the work. METHOD: The paper first examines both Henryson's personal history, and the social and legal background against which the fables were composed. There follows a brief discussion of the development of the fable form from its earliest appearances, incorporating an examination of Henryson's possible didactic intentions in selecting this format for his work. The paper then moves on to examine the various methods according to which instruction has been contained in the fables. This includes a discussion of such topics as Henryson's expansion of the originals, political criticism, the introduction of Aesop as a character, the use of humour and the operation of the "Fables" as a single work. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that Henryson does indeed incorporate both the original moral messages, and a full range of deeper messages, in his Fables without compromising their success as literature, or as entertainment.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRussell, P. A. (1990). <i>Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop"</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18265en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRussell, Pamela A. <i>"Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop"."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18265en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRussell, P. 1990. Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop". University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Russell, Pamela A AB - INTENT: The purpose of the paper is to examine Henryson's collection of Aesopic and Reynardian Fables in the light of whatever instructive intent he may have had in undertaking the work. METHOD: The paper first examines both Henryson's personal history, and the social and legal background against which the fables were composed. There follows a brief discussion of the development of the fable form from its earliest appearances, incorporating an examination of Henryson's possible didactic intentions in selecting this format for his work. The paper then moves on to examine the various methods according to which instruction has been contained in the fables. This includes a discussion of such topics as Henryson's expansion of the originals, political criticism, the introduction of Aesop as a character, the use of humour and the operation of the "Fables" as a single work. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that Henryson does indeed incorporate both the original moral messages, and a full range of deeper messages, in his Fables without compromising their success as literature, or as entertainment. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop" TI - Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop" UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18265 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18265
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRussell PA. Robert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop". [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18265en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedieval Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.titleRobert Henryson's development of the didactic role of the fable form in "The moral fables of Aesop"en_ZA
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