Fables choisies, mises en vers par M de la Fontaine

Title

en_US Fables choisies, mises en vers par M de la Fontaine

Description

en_US Language note: French

en_US #185 of 600 facsimiles

en_US LaFontaine

Creator

en_US de La Fontaine, Jean See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Chauveau, François

Date

2016-01-25T16:18:01Z

en_US 1996-08

en_US 1930

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:18:01Z

Date Issued

en_US 1668

Abstract

en_US A prize and a surprise. Here is a fine facsimile of the first six books that La Fontaine published together in 1668. Two pages of notes at the conclusion name the differences from the authorized version of 1678 and 1679. There is an AI at the front, along with the dedication, preface, and life of Aesop. Each fable (except the second of double-fables and the last two) receives a small (2.5 x 2 ) illustration. Perhaps I expected too much from such a classic, but they are disappointing: small, uninspired, derivative, and stylized. The best of them might be I 14 (the palace crumbles), III 1 (MSA), and V 12 (Les Medecins). Both text and illustration are strong in VI 8 ( Le Vieillard & l'Asne ); I think the real point here is that any master is our enemy. The illustration for II 13 may miss the point; the star-specialist here is looking at something in his hand. III 14 shows difficulty in depicting a lion's head. There seem to be horizontal and vertical lines across the engravings; are these in the original or the facsimile? I cut the pages of this book. I find it a frail treasure!

Identifier

en_US 2489 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/78029

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Original: Paris: Denys Thierry. Facsimile: Paris: Firmin-Didot

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PQ1808 .A1 1930b See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole