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Selected fables / Jean de La Fontaine ; translated by Christopher Wood ; edited with an introduction by Maya Slater.
Van Pelt Library PQ1811.E3 W56 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
- Series:
- World's classics
- The world's classics
- Standardized Title:
- Fables. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Fables, French--Translations into English.
- Fables, French.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 384 pages ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English and French on facing pages.
- Summary:
- La Fontaine (1621-95) is best known for his comic and delightful fables. This lively new translation of the most famous among them captures the wit and nuances of the original. 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxx) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0192824406
- OCLC:
- 32012728
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