fable
short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson
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Summary
fable is a literary genre[1]. fable ranks in the top 8% of literary genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,567 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: allegorical story[3], folk tale[4]
- Commons category: Fables[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fables[6]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[7], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[13], Pauly–Wissowa[14], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[15]
- Different from: story[16], fabel[17], beast fable[18]
- Intended public: child[19]
- Practiced by: fabulist[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
Why It Matters
fable has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] fable is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]