Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter III
2. Preface V
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Shakespeare and Aesop
6. 1. The Tradition 5
7. 2. The Fables 9
8. 3. Aesopic Animal Types 19
9. 4. Conclusions 23
10. Part II. Shakespeare and Animal Comparisons
11. 1. The Tradition 27
12. 2. Villains 34
13. 3. Satirical Portraits 40
14. 4. “Sympathetic” Portraits 47
15. 5. Warring Factions 51
16. 6. Generalizations on Mankind 54
17. 7. Abstractions 57
18. 8. Conclusions 60
19. Part III. Appendices, Notes, Bibliography
20. Appendix 65
21. Notes 99
22. Bibliography 133
23. Vita 151