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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.

The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

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Paperback / softback by Jean La Fontaine , Norman R Shapiro

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Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulistsTold in an elegant style, Jean de la... Read more

    Publisher: University of Illinois Press
    Publication Date: 15/10/2007
    ISBN13: 9780252073816, 978-0252073816
    ISBN10: 0252073819

    Number of Pages: 504

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    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.

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