Once Again, La Fontaine

Sixty More Fables

von La Fontaine

248 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

New translations of classic French fables.Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), one of the best-loved French poets, is the foremost fabulist since Aesop, and his books have entertained generations of readers throughout France and the Western world. In Once Again, La Fontaine, Norman R. Shapiro brings his scholarly knowledge of fable lore and outstanding facility with English verse together to produce beautiful, witty translations. Adults will be captured by the subtle and sophisticated layers of meaning which Shapiro has skillfully brought to light, and children will delight in the moral tales. Readers of all ages will appreciate the sly and charming illustrations by David Schorr.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Lyrik, Poesie
• ISBN: 9780819564580
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2001
• Größe: 223 x 211 mm
• Verlag: Wesleyan University Press
• Illustrationen: David Schorr
• Übersetzung: Norman R Shapiro