The jungle books
Kipling, Rudyard2008
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The Jungle Books can be regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children. But they also constitute a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. They are best known for the `Mowgli' stories; the tale of a baby abandoned and brought up by wolves, educated in the ways and secrets of the jungle by Kaa the python, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The stories, a mixture of fantasy, myth, and magic, are underpinned by Kipling's abiding preoccupation with the theme of self-discovery, and the nature of the `Law'.
Main title:
The jungle books / Rudyard Kipling ; edited by W. W. Robson.
Author:
Kipling, Rudyard, authorRobson, W. W., editor
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
432 pages ; 20 cm.
Series:
Oxford World's Classics
ISBN:
9780199536450 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2994647