Les Fables de Pitje Schramouille

Title

en_US Les Fables de Pitje Schramouille

Description

en_US Language note: Walloon French

en_US First edition

Roger Kervyn de Marcke ten Driessche

Creator

en_US De Marcke ten Driessche, Roger Kervyn See all items with this value

Date

2020-01-23T19:30:38Z

2019-08

en_US 1923

Date Available

2020-01-23T19:30:38Z

Date Issued

en_US 1923

Abstract

en_US Because the language of these fables is too difficult for me, I resort to my slightly paraphrased version of an online translation of a description used by Amazon: "Written in a mixture of Flemish and French, these fables were first published in 1923. Inspired by La Fontaine, they entertain us with tenderness, humour and common sense, the atmosphere that prevailed at the beginning of the century in the streets of the Marolles, in the heart of Brussels. Through the original and spontaneous language of the author, a whole section of the population expresses itself. This true literary creation has a surprising naturalness, which suggests all the richness of personality of the author. Roger Kervyn de Marcke ten Driessche (Ghent 1896 - Brussels 1965) was originally a lawyer, a defender of the small people. He perceived from his childhood and with accuracy the soul of the Marolles. He described the inhabitants with the irony and finesse of his temperament. That is what still makes it successful today. Coming from the aristocracy and holding a doctorate in law, his first writings, The Fables by Pitje Schramouille, marked his entry into literature as well as the abandonment of his legal career. A protean author, Kervyn made a name for himself in many fields, such as poetry, essays, criticism and translation." There is a T of C on the last page, 120. Otherwise there is nothing here but the texts of the fables, each introduced with a title-page with a blank verso. This offhand find in one of Brussels' favorite used bookshops seems to be a first edition!

Identifier

en_US 12175 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/125870

Language

en_US wln

Publisher

en_US Éditions de la Jeunesse Nouvelle

en_US Brussels

Subject

en_US PQ2621.E7544F32 1923 See all items with this value

Roger Kervyn de Marcke ten Driessche See all items with this value