14 FAMOUS AUTHORS OF FABLES AND THEIR WORKS - LITERATURE

Some of the most prominent authors of fables throughout history have been Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine or Tomás de Iriarte. The fable is a short fictional story, which can be represented in prose or verse, and is characterized by having characters characterized by animals or humanized objects.

The main objective of the fable is to leave a moral or moralizing message at the end of the plot, of a didactic and widely reflective nature.

Here is a list of famous authors who have stood out in the genre of the fable. You may also be interested in these fables with their morals.

Aesop

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Ancient Greek fabulist, known for creating a large number of fables of an educational nature, generally starring animals.

In their stories, a dilemma solved according to the criteria of the characters is usually presented, and at the end of the story, the results (positive or negative) are appreciated, depending on the decision made by the participants.

Aesop is credited with the authorship of renowned fables such as: the tortoise and the hare, the fox and the storks, the scorpion and the frog, among others.

Gaius Julius Phaedrus

Roman fable writer, author of 101 highly moralizing and educational fables.

Phaedrus was a slave originally from ancient Macedonia, and according to his own testimony, he resorted to the invention of fables to disguise the expression of the ideas of the slaves in front of their masters, and thus avoid violent reactions on the part of them.

Jean de la Fontaine

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French writer of the mid-17th century. At first he worked as a forest inspector, but at 38 years of age he decided to devote himself to literature.

Among his main works are: the priest and the dead, the miller, and the crow and the fox.

Thomas of Iriarte

Spanish writer who lived in the late 18th century. He reached the literary peak with the publication of his work Literary Fables in 1782, where publications such as the fables of the piped donkey, the horse and the squirrel, the monkey, and the two rabbits stand out.

José Núñez de Cáceres

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Renowned Dominican politician and writer born in the Dominican Republic at the end of the 18th century.

His work consists of twelve fables, among which are: the wolf and the fox, the rabbit and the bee and the bee. He signed his works with the pseudonym "The beginning fabulist".

The Brothers Grimm

Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm were two German brothers born in the late 18th century, famous for their collection of 210 stories, made up of fairy tales, fables, rustic farces, and religious allegories.

His stories include: Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hänsel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, among others.

Rafael pigeon

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He was born in Bogotá in the mid-nineteenth century and served as a diplomat and writer simultaneously.

Among his most outstanding fables are the story of the Walking Tadpole, Doña Pánfaga, The Child and the Butterfly, and Shepherd, all published in his work Painted Tales and Moral Tales for Formal Children (1954).

Augusto Monterroso

Honduran writer who died in 2003, widely known for his foray into short stories, as well as writing essays and novels.

One of his most famous works was The Black Sheep and Other Fables (1969), in which an impeccable storytelling style is appreciated.

Jairo Anibal Child

Colombian writer, poet and playwright who died in 2010. He stood out mainly in the field of children's and youth literature.

He has more than 40 works to his credit, and occasionally he signed his texts with the pseudonym Amadeo Zoro.

David Sánchez Juliao

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Colombian writer who died in 2011. His professional life was developed predominantly as a teacher.

Later, he devoted himself to writing, and published novels, short stories, fables, stories for children, and written and recorded testimonies in his own voice. His most outstanding work is "But I'm still the king."

Rafael Garcia Goyena

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Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1766, he practiced as a lawyer in addition to being a writer. He lived through a turbulent time as far as politics is concerned, so his work used to be a constant criticism of the Spanish reign.

In fact, its most demanding form was through the fable where, in an ingenious way, it reflected its disagreement with the Cortes and made a claim to the revolts.

Some of the best known are The animals congregated in Cortes, The spider and the mosquito or The Peacock, the guard and the parrot.

Damaso Antonio Larrañaga

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He was born in Montevideo (Uruguay) in 1771, being a notable writer who also served as a naturalist and priest. Son of Spanish and Creole, he was able to study and train in letters, which helped him to be one of the brightest pens of the time.

A time, precisely, in which he had to live the independence revolutions, which greatly marked his style and themes to be dealt with in his writings.

One of his top works was American Fables, where he used this type of story to talk about the customs and changes in his country.

Juan Nepomuceno Troncoso

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A versatile man, Nepomuceno was born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1779, practicing as a politician, lawyer, journalist or priest. He lived through the stage of Mexican independence, which he reflected in some works that were destroyed.

He was also a notable writer of fables, highlighting above all two works: Fables (1819) and Political Fable: The Animals in Cortes (1820).

José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi