HUMA 1780 Lecture 6: Humanities #6
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Folk cultures: animals in most indigenous (and ancient) cultures are seen as teachers of wisdom. Entertaining way to give a lesson, safe way to criticize government, people are closer to animals: in these fables animals rarely symbolize traits, we learn by example (the lion and the mouse) Aesop:who was he: likely a slave from land of samos around 550 bce who became famous in. Athens: name of tradition as well as a person, through ages, was popular with greeks, used in roman education, used in christian education, despite being pagan, woks added through centuries. Aesop in his own time: ugly and misshapen, loved by both elites and common folk. Folk tales for children: children are always living in stories by having imagination, depend on ability to suspend disbelief once upon a time , often involve conflict that can be frightening, plot driven, role-playing is easy for kids.
