Aesop

Aesop, a figure known for more than 2500 years, wasn’t originally known as a writer of fables for children. In the ancient world, animal fables provided advice and instruction for kings. The Life of Aesop (Vita Aesopi), also known as the Aesop Romance, was probably written in Greek about 1900 years ago. A bodily comic biography of Aesop, the Life of Aesop engaged in complex interaction between high and low culture. That interaction continued in the Middle Ages and remains vitally important today.