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Literary Fables of Yriarte (English)

by Tomás de Iriarte from 1782 (Spanish); this English trans. c. 1855

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Iriarte's Fábulas Literarias (1782) are the most distinctive Spanish contribution to the European fable tradition: verse fables specifically about literary and artistic topics — bad critics, plagiarists, hacks, and pretenders — using animal parables to anatomize the literary world. They are witty, technically accomplished, and surprisingly modern in their targets. This English translation makes them accessible.

Translated from the original Spanish.

genre:fableEnlightenmentSardonicWittyPlayfulen

Literary Fables of Yriarte (English)

Words
15.1k
Duration
~1 hr 53 min

60 sections

15.1k words
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THE SILKWORM AND SPIDER
1080:49
3
THE BEAR, THE MONKEY AND THE HOG
1791:21
4
THE DRONES AND THE BEE
2431:49
5
THE TWO PARROTS AND THE MAGPIE
2301:44
6
THE SHOWMAN'S MONKEY AND HIS MASTER
3272:27
7
THE CATHEDRAL BELL AND THE LITTLE BELL
2361:46
8
THE ASS AND THE FLUTE
1210:54
9
THE ANT AND THE FLEA
2942:12
10
THE WALL-FLOWER AND THE THYME
1150:52
11
THE RABBITS AND THE DOGS
1150:52
12
THE EGGS
3302:29
13
THE DUCK AND THE SNAKE
1280:58
14
THE MUFF, THE FAN, AND THE UMBRELLA
1501:08
15
THE FROG AND THE TADPOLE
1000:45
16
THE BUSTARD
1591:12
17
THE LINNET AND THE SWAN
1401:03
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THE HACK MULE
1781:20
19
THE GOAT AND THE HORSE
1971:29
20
THE BEE AND THE CUCKOO
6584:56
21
THE THRUSH, PARROT AND MAGPIE
740:33
22
THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD
1501:08
23
THE LION, EAGLE AND BAT
1681:16
24
THE MONKEY
4153:07
25
THE ASS AND HIS MASTER
1671:15
26
THE TURNSPIT AND THE MULE OF THE WELL
2872:09
27
THE AUTHOR AND THE RAT
3082:19
28
THE SQUIRREL AND THE HORSE
3052:17
29
THE OSTRICH, THE DROMEDARY, AND THE FOX
2351:46
30
THE CROW AND THE TURKEY
1781:20
31
THE SILKWORM AND THE CATERPILLAR
2381:47
32
THE PURCHASE OF THE ASS
2762:04
33
THE OX AND THE GRASSHOPPER
1090:49
34
THE MACAW AND THE MARMOT
1581:11
35
THE PORTRAIT
5173:53
36
THE TWO INNS
1951:28
37
THE TEA-PLANT AND SAGE
1911:26
38
THE CAT, THE LIZARD, AND THE CRICKET
2251:41
39
THE CONCERT OF THE BEASTS
4673:30
40
THE SWORD AND THE SPIT
3282:28
41
THE UNFORTUNATES
2631:58
42
THE COCKS
1831:22
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THE MONKEY AND THE MAGPIE
3392:33
44
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE SPARROW
1701:17
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THE GARDENER AND HIS MASTER
1631:13
46
THE TWO THRUSHES
2321:44
47
THE LACE-MAKERS
1270:57
48
THE HUNTER AND HIS FERRET
4813:36
49
THE FLINT AND THE STEEL
1250:56
50
THE JUDGE AND THE ROBBER
1681:16
51
THE HOUSEMAID AND THE BROOM
1030:46
52
THE LIZARDS
2922:11
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THE WATCHES
2682:01
54
THE MOLE AND OTHER ANIMALS
3472:36
55
THE OWL AND THE TOAD
3122:20
56
THE CONNOISSEURS
4453:20
57
THE FROG AND THE HEN
980:44
58
THE BEETLE
1831:22
59
THE RICH MAN'S LIBRARY
3362:31
60
THE VIPER AND THE LEECH
860:39

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