Jean de la Fontaine

Title

en_US Jean de la Fontaine

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Frank Hamel

Creator

en_US Hamel, Frank See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T20:15:36Z

en_US 2011-04

en_US 1911

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:15:36Z

Date Issued

en_US 1911

Abstract

en_US Here is one of the thicker books in this collection, even though it is only 389 pages long. Apparently Stanley Paul did two printings of the book, one in 1911 and one in 1912. I am guessing that this copy belongs to the first. The verso of the title-page bears a stamp from March in 1912. Perhaps the main quality of this book is that it offers comprehensive coverage of La Fontaine's life; many works tend to focus on the fables and to offer a rather cursory overview of La Fontaine's life. In two chapters (197-256), Hamel walks through a number of the fables in the order in which La Fontaine presents them, offering fairly standard interpretations. I am surprised that he seems to me to miss what is going on in the first fable of all, GA. The photogravures tend to include important literary and historical figures around La Fontaine. This book was first sold by William Mullen and Son in Belfast. It belonged formerly to the Belfast Library. I would bet that by now this book is well superseded.

Identifier

en_US 8164 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/83406

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Stanley Paul and Company

en_US London

Subject

en_US PQ1812 .H3 1911 See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole