Comparative Analysis Among Pre-Qin’s Parables And Aesop Parables

This essay contrast Pre-Qin’s Parables with Aesop Parables to expose the underlying mechanism of those characteristics among Pre-Qin’s Parables and Aesop Parables.The whole essay is divided into four chapters:First chapter gives an introduction to the research motivation、scope and method of this essay as well as the relevant study among academia.Second chapter firstly indicate that Pre-Qin’s Parables started in the late Spring and Autumn Period while Aesop Parables was born out around the eighth century B.C.Than, comparing Pre-Qin’s Parables with Aesop Parables in motivation of development among social and geographical environment, effect of inheritance and author aspect to accomplish further analysis of the parable origins.Third chapter makes a comparison point of artistic features between Pre-Qin’s Parables and Aesop Parables in characterization of parable to analyze artistic style and technique of expression among two kinds of parable.The last chapter sum up the differance of system characteristic between Pre-Qin’s Parables and Aesop Parables:The literary form of Pre-Qin’s Parables was lack of independence while Aesop Parables has its own independent literary form from the beginning; Pre-Qin’s Parables mainly described figures but Aesop Parables using plant as the description object.In brief, this essay provides a comprehensive analysis of similarities and differences between Pre-Qin’s Parables and Aesop Parables based on the previous studies.