Conjunctions 18: Fables, Yarns, Fairy Tales

Title

en_US Conjunctions 18: Fables, Yarns, Fairy Tales

Description

en_US Edited by Bradford Morrow

Creator

en_US Abish, Walter See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:59:34Z

en_US 2010-04

en_US 1992

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:59:34Z

Date Issued

en_US 1992

Abstract

en_US I had not been aware of Conjunctions, which I notice is now at its Number 54, since it is published twice a year by Bard. This particular issue is a lively gathering of various short forms of literature. It is not easy, of course, to find the fables, but there are some here! A good one is A Friend in Need by A.K. Ramanujan (133). It uses the traditional motif of giving apparently friendly advice to a conquering but not succeeding animal. Here the fox recommends to the leopard that he throw the tortoise into the water, and his shell will soften up. Another is Story of the Fool and the Cakes by James Laughlin (174). A fool buys eight cakes and eats six without being satisfied. The seventh cake satisfies his hunger. I have been cheated, he cries. Why didn't I eat the last cake first? I wasted my money on those other cakes that did not satisfy me! For a scary experience, try Forrest Gander's Kuzma and the Worm (140). For a quick treat, read Bradford Morrow's Numb on 362. I trust I will find more fables here on my next trip through.

Identifier

en_US 9780679740513

en_US 6869 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82174

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Bard College

en_US Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Subject

en_US PN6010.5.C66 no.18 See all items with this value

en_US Various See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole