Max and Moritz and Other Bad Boy Tales by Wilhelm Busch

Max and Moritz and Other Bad Boy Tales by Wilhelm Busch

Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908), endowed with an equipotent facility with sketch-pad and rhyming dictionary, created some of the most arresting sketches and drollest verses the world has yet seen.
In addition to the title piece, this book reprints Ker and Plunk (Plisch und Plum), The Egghead and the Two Cut-ups of Corinth (Diogenes and die b sen Buben von Korinth), The Raven-robbin' Rascals (Das Rabennest), Deceitful Henry (Der hinterlistige Heinrich), The Boy and the Popgun (Das Pusterrohr), Ice-Peter (Der Eispeter), The Boy and the Pipe (Krischan mit der Piepe), Firm Faith (Fester Glauben), The Two Ducks and the Frog (Die beiden Enten und der Frosch), and Cat and Mouse (Katze und Maus).
By turns malevolent, jovial, sardonic, diabolical, and bloodthirsty, these verses tellingly castigate hypocrisy, stodginess, stupidity, egotism, drunkenness, and other human foibles. The English translations, printed opposite the original German, are ingenious and faithful, with spice and sense both intact.

Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. He contributed satirical sketches to German weekly papers and wrote short verse narratives accompanied by illustrations, which are now considered to be forerunners of the comic strip. Max and Moritz, his most famous work, was published in 1865.

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ISBN 13	9780918736178
ISBN 10	091873617X
Title	Max and Moritz and Other Bad Boy Tales
Author	Wilhelm Busch
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	James A. Rock & Company Publishers
Year published	2003-07-01
Number of pages	108
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.