“Fables are tales in which animals are introduced as actors and speakers, for the purpose of conveying some useful moral.”

About Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Poet • German

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was a highly esteemed German poet, fabulist, and moral philosopher of the Enlightenment era. Born in Hainichen, Saxony, he studied theology at the University of Leipzig and later became a...