Oeuvres de A.V. Arnault: Vol. IV: Fables et Poésies Diverses

Title

en_US Oeuvres de A.V. Arnault: Vol. IV: Fables et Poésies Diverses

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

en_US A.V. Arnault

Creator

en_US Arnault, A.V. See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T20:04:53Z

en_US 1996-03

en_US 1825

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:04:53Z

Date Issued

en_US 1825

Abstract

en_US Volume IV of the works of Arnault: the only indication I can find is the line at the bottom of 548: Fin de la Table du Quatrième Volume. Eight books of fables --142 of them -- cover 1-300, with notes on 301-408. There is an AI at the back, listing each fable's number, book, and page. Shapiro writes of a body of highly original fables composed over the years as a progressively more cynical descant above the often tempestuous events of his personal and public life (The Fabulists French 124). Arnault underwent tumultuous events indeed, finding favor first with the aristocracy and then with Napoleon, under whom he held important government posts. Exiled after Napoleon's fall, he later was allowed to return to France. Shapiro presents eleven of Arnault's fables. As he suggests, they represent both his traditional and innovative styles. Shapiro is right: Often the very subjects would remain obscure if not clarified by their titles (125). For Shapiro, he stands out for the choice of subjects of his own invention and for the unique satirical and epigrammatic style he introduced into the genre. A startling fable recounts Leda's amours, acknowledges that the same kind of dalliance occurs today, but then notes the difference: the turkey has replaced the swan. A dog prides himself on being grand protector and royal host to many fleas. They go where he goes. One flea corrects him: it is not that they admire him but rather that they feed on him. A despot sees a statue to him down in the muck and mire and bellows Who dares insult me thus? Off with his head! But sire, it was the lightning.

Identifier

en_US 7325 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82596

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Bossange Père et Bossange Frères

en_US Bossange père, Libraire,

Subject

en_US PQ2153 .A65 See all items with this value

en_US A.V. Arnault See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole