The expression 'sour grapes', from one of Aesop's Fables, involves which creature?
The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Grapes is one of the Aesop's fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been equally so. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour grapes" originated from this fable. The fable of The Fox and the Grapes is one of the few which feature only a single animal protagonist. There are several Greek versions as well as one in Latin by
Sour Grapes (poetry collection) that he stole from his medical practice. However, this poetic improvisation produced remarkable language, which is evident in "A Widow's Lament in Springtime". and "Complaint". Like most of Williams' early works, "Sour Grapes" was ignored by most critics at the time, but it was well received by Kenneth Burke in "The Dial" in February 1922. Sour Grapes (poetry collection) Sour Grapes: a book of poems is an early work by William Carlos Williams. Published in 1921, the collection includes poems such as "A Widow's Lament in Springtime", "The Great Figure", "Complaint", and "Queen-Ann's-Lace". Williams was still struggling to find his