Fables Nouvelles Mises En Vers. Avec La Vie d'Esope, Tiree De Pultarque & D'autres Auteurs

Title

en_US Fables Nouvelles Mises En Vers. Avec La Vie d'Esope, Tiree De Pultarque & D'autres Auteurs

Description

en_US Language note: French

(Henri) Richer

Creator

en_US Richer, Henri See all items with this value

Date

2022-11-07T16:12:57Z

2022-09

en_US 1748

Date Available

2022-11-07T16:12:57Z

Date Issued

en_US 1748

Abstract

en_US It is seldom that I can say "I regret buying this book." I can say that here. I had thought that this was a La Fontaine that had escaped me thus far. It seems a strong response to La Fontaine, not least in having two parts that add up to twelve books, preceded by a life of Aesop. After a non-fable masquerading as a fable about Thetis, Achilles, and Chiron, Richer presents a clever about-face of FC. The crow wonders as he sees the fox eating some lard. He points to nearby ducks as a much better meal. The fox follows the lead and chases the ducks -- in vain. As he returns he finds the crow eating his lard. Turn-about is fair play! Shapiro's "The Fabulists French" gives Richer only an early dismissive remark (xiv) and presents none of his fables. As I recall, I was aware of a much more expensive copy of this work and was delighted to see it offered at a lower price. In this case maybe I was the fox chasing some ducks! Bodemann #129.1 reprints the frontispiece: Athene has a mirror and a poet presents a manuscript. 3¼" x 5½". 52 + 314 + 6 pages.

Identifier

en_US 129.1

en_US 13172 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/139346

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Chez Barrois

en_US Paris

Subject

(Henri) Richer See all items with this value