Fábulas y cuentos en verso : Selección

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goyri, María, 1873-1955?

Language:

Spanish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Fábulas y cuentos en verso" by María Goyri is a collection of fables and stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology serves as a literary introduction for students, aiming to familiarize them with essential works of Spanish literature through accessible selections. It includes various fables that provide moral lessons, showcasing themes of wisdom, folly, and societal values using anthropomorphized animals and humorous scenarios. The opening of this collection establishes a context for the reader, emphasizing the educational purpose behind it-an effort to cultivate literary understanding among students who may lack access to comprehensive resources. Goyri's work includes notable fables like "La Cigarra y la Hormiga," which illustrates consequences of a carefree lifestyle, and "El Lobo y el Cordero," highlighting the injustices perpetrated by the strong against the weak. These stories, rich in moral insight, aim not only to entertain but also to provoke thought and reflection on human behavior and ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-12-16