Josephus and Aristotle What can a fable by Flavius Josephus inspired by Aristotle teach us about the fluid boundaries of genres? Gert-Jan van Dijk • May 23, 2019
More Modern Metafables The exploration of the phenomenon of the metafable is continued with some examples from early modern French literature. Gert-Jan van Dijk • October 20, 2017
Ancient and Modern Metafables Fable collections which are intended to be read from cover to cover may begin with a metafable - a fable about the collection as a whole. This blog discusses several metafables. Gert-Jan van Dijk • June 28, 2017
The Rooster & the Pearl: A Little Aesopic Odyssey Fables are very old and flexible. This is substantiated by a juxtaposition of several versions of the fable of The Rooster and the Pearl, which may be called a “metafable”, since it is a fable about fables. Gert-Jan van Dijk • March 16, 2017
