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001 2013948403
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008 130820s2014 enka b 000 1 eng c
010 $a 2013948403
020 $a9780199650729 (cloth)
020 $a0199650721 (cloth)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn872054845
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041 1 $aeng$hfre
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPQ1811.E3$bB48 2014
082 00 $a841/.4$223
100 1 $aLa Fontaine, Jean de,$d1621-1695,$eauthor.
240 10 $aFables.$kSelections.$lEnglish
245 10 $aSelected fables /$cJean de La Fontaine ; translated with an introduction and notes by Christopher Betts.
264 1 $aOxford :$bOxford University Press,$c2014.
300 $axlii, 224 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-220).
505 0 $aThe early fables (books I to VI, 1668) -- The later fables (books VII to XI, 1677-8, and book XII, 1693).
520 $aLa Fontaine's verse fables turned the traditional folktales derived from Aesop and a range of Oriental sources into some of the greatest, and best-loved, poetic works in French. His versions of stories such as The Hare and the Tortoise and The Wolf and the Lamb are witty and sophisticated, satirizing human nature in miniature dramas in which the outcome is always unpredictable. The behavior of both animals and humans is usually centered on deception and cooperation (or the lack of it), as they cheat and fight each other, arguing about life and death, property and food, in an astonishing variety of narrative styles. The fables have long been popular with all ages, though their ironic take on contemporary society in French aristocratic circles is best appreciated by adults. This new translation by Christopher Betts matches the original in inventiveness and subtlety. It includes half of the fables first published in twelve books between 1668 and 1693, across the full range of subjects and themes. The fables are illustrated with a selection of Gustave Dore's majestic engravings, and an introduction offers insights into La Fontaine's life and literary artistry --$cBook jacket.
650 0 $aFables, French$vTranslations into English.
600 10 $aLa Fontaine, Jean de,$d1621-1695$vTranslations into English.
700 1 $aBetts, C. J.,$etranslator,$ewriter of introduction.
700 1 $aDoré, Gustave,$d1832-1883,$eillustrator.