Item
The Fables of Marie de France.
- Title
- en_US The Fables of Marie de France.
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US Language note: Bilingual: French/English
- en_US Original language: fro
- en_US Mary Lou Martin
- Creator
- en_US Marie See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Lacy, Norris J. (essayist)
- Date
- 2016-01-25T16:07:48Z
- en_US 1991-07
- en_US 1988
- Date Available
- 2016-01-25T16:07:48Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1984
- Abstract
- en_US A good straightforward bilingual translation giving English prose for Marie's French verse. This work got me going to do a careful reading of all of Marie's fables for the first time. Use it with Spiegel's 1987 verse translation. The good introduction emphasizes Marie's sympathy with the plight of the poor. She has a strong sense of justice generally. I notice a frequent return to questions of the use of power by the powerful and of faithfulness to the lord by those without power. She seems determined to find the meaning of many fables in their application to the poor, e.g., in #38. Most fables get about an eight-line moral/application; some get none. I find Marie rather preachy. I continue to have some problems with the aptness of her morals. AI on 257.
- Identifier
- en_US 917786343
- en_US 1840 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Summa Publications
- en_US Birmingham, AL
- Subject
- en_US PQ1494.F3 E5 1984 See all items with this value
- en_US Marie de France See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Type
- en_US Book, Whole
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books