Selected Fables by Jean De La Fontaine

Selected Fables by Jean De La Fontaine

La Fontaine (1621-95) is best known for his comic and delightful fables. This lively new translation of the most famous among these captures the wit and nuances of the original La Fontaine deals with the universal themes: greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. Spare, allusive, often severe, his writing is characterized by its humanity and wisdom, as well as by an irrepressible and ironic humour. The selection - of 110 of the 240 Fables - spans La Fontaine's long writing life and shows his progression from short, charming Children's tales to longer, more philosophical fables. The parallel French text, scholarly introduction, and detailed notes and appendices make it ideal both for students and for all lovers of poetry. This book is intended for students of seventeenth-century French literature courses.

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ISBN 13	9780192824400
ISBN 10	0192824406
Titel	Selected Fables
Autor	Jean De La Fontaine
Serie	World's Classics
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1995-10-19
Seitenanzahl	417
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