Reynard the Fox

Title

en_US Reynard the Fox

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

First edition, first printing

en_US Translated by James Simpson

Creator

Simpson, James See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Newman, Edith E.

Foreword by Stephen Greenblatt

Date

2016-04-20T15:51:34Z

2015-07

en_US 2015

Date Available

2016-04-20T15:51:34Z

Date Issued

en_US 2015

Abstract

en_US First, it is very nice to see a book dedicated to an old friend, Jill Mann! Secondly, it is great to encounter a Reynard book that offers an illustration of a number of the fables told in the book. That page here is 177, and it includes "The Horse and the Wolf"; "The Horse and the Hart"; "The Man and the Snake"; "The Dog and the Ass"; and "The Wolf and the Crane." Those are stories one could supposedly see in Reynard's magic mirror, as the text on 179-84 lays out. Simpson helps the reader with good summaries of the sections and chapters. Thus Part V reads "Reynard the Fox bamboozles and distracts the court with elaborate stories of nonexistent precious objects" (169). Another helpful element is found just before the text itself begins: an "Animal Dramatis Personae" lists the major and minor players and describes the relation of each to Reynard. The two major relations are "victim" and "friend." Cuwaert the Hare for example has this beside his name: "eaten by Reynard." I think a person could have a lot of fun with this book!

Identifier

10691 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/85473

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Livewright Publishing Corporation: W.W. Norton

NY

Subject

en_US PQ1508.E5S5613 2015 See all items with this value

en_US Reynard See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

Book, Whole