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The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like new
- Seller notes
- “Paperback--no flaws”
- ISBN
- 9780252073816
- Book Title
- Complete Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes, Schorr, David
- Item Height
- 1.7 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Poetry, Fiction
- Topic
- European / French, General, Literary
- Item Weight
- 25.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 504 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252073819
ISBN-13
9780252073816
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57088253
Product Key Features
Book Title
Complete Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
Number of Pages
504 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
European / French, General, Literary
Illustrator
Yes, Schorr, David
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry, Fiction
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
25.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-005144
Reviews
"The translations are not literal but instead convey the spirit of the 17th-century writer. The volume includes . . . extensive notes offering comments and explicating sources, references, translation difficulties, and so on; and lovely illustrations by David Schorr. Highly recommended."-- Choice, " Norman Shapiro is a wonderfully lively and resourceful translator, who knows how to put French wit and charm into English." --Richard Wilbur, former poet laureate of the United States, "Ably translated from the French by Shapiro, the voices of the animals, birds, insects (and even the occasional human) who populate La Fontaine's fables come alive in rhyme and rhythm that develop the traditional tales." --Library Journal, " Shapiro's skills, and certainly his prolific output, as a translator of French poetry are unsurpassed in our time." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ''Shapiro's skills, and certainly his prolific output, as a translator of French poetry are unsurpassed in our time.'' St. Louis Post-Dispatch ''Norman Shapiro is a wonderfully lively and resourceful translator, who knows how to put French wit and charm into English.'' Richard Wilbur, former Poet Laureate of the United States, "Norman Shapiro is a wonderfully lively and resourceful translator, who knows how to put French wit and charm into English." --Richard Wilbur, former poet laureate of the United States, Lewis Galantière Prize, American Translators Association, 2008. "The translations are not literal but instead convey the spirit of the 17th-century writer. The volume includes . . . extensive notes offering comments and explicating sources, references, translation difficulties, and so on; and lovely illustrations by David Schorr. Highly recommended."-- Choice, "In Shapiro's translations, meaning and sound patterns flow into each other with metrical control and create La Fontaine's soothing melody, which is reinforced through a never-ending wit and humor to articulate and to overcome his distaste for human folly."--Translation Review, Shapiro's skills, and certainly his prolific output, as a translator of French poetry are unsurpassed in our time., "In Shapiro's translations, meaning and sound patterns flow into each other with metrical control and create La Fontaine's soothing melody, which is reinforced through a never-ending wit and humor to articulate and to overcome his distaste for human folly."-- Translation Review, "Ably translated from the French by Shapiro, the voices of the animals, birds, insects (and even the occasional human) who populate La Fontaine's fables come alive in rhyme and rhythm that develop the traditional tales." -- Library Journal, "Shapiro's skills, and certainly his prolific output, as a translator of French poetry are unsurpassed in our time." St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Norman Shapiro is a wonderfully lively and resourceful translator, who knows how to put French wit and charm into English." Richard Wilbur, former Poet Laureate of the United States, "The translations are not literal but instead convey the spirit of the 17th-century writer. The volume includes . . . extensive notes offering comments and explicating sources, references, translation difficulties, and so on; and lovely illustrations by David Schorr. Highly recommended."--Choice, "Norman Shapiro is a wonderfully lively and resourceful translator, who knows how to put French wit and charm into English." -- Richard Wilbur, "Shapiro's skills, and certainly his prolific output, as a translator of French poetry are unsurpassed in our time." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
841/.4
Synopsis
Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing ......, Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work., Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work. Awarded the Lewis Galantière Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008., Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work., Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work. Awarded the Lewis Galanti re Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008.
LC Classification Number
PQ1811
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