Kalīlah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice
Book • 2022
This book is a 'mirror for princes,' containing stories of anthropomorphized animals that illustrate important morals for rulers and readers.
The fables, which include tales of loyalty, betrayal, cunning, and deceit, are structured in a nested format with multiple layers of stories.
The main characters, the two jackals Kalīlah and Dimnah, serve as both narrators and protagonists.
The book has been highly influential in Arabic and world literature, with translations into many languages and significant impacts on later literary works such as La Fontaine's Fables and Goethe's Reinecke Fuchs.
The fables, which include tales of loyalty, betrayal, cunning, and deceit, are structured in a nested format with multiple layers of stories.
The main characters, the two jackals Kalīlah and Dimnah, serve as both narrators and protagonists.
The book has been highly influential in Arabic and world literature, with translations into many languages and significant impacts on later literary works such as La Fontaine's Fables and Goethe's Reinecke Fuchs.
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Klaas Zodaya
James Montgomery
Ibn al-Muqaffaʿs "Kalīlah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice"
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Ibn al-Muqaffaʿs "Kalīlah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice"
