La Fontaine's Complete Fables in Modern Verse

Title

en_US La Fontaine's Complete Fables in Modern Verse

Description

en_US Translated by Randolph Paul Runyon

Creator

en_US No Author See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Vimar, Auguste

Date

2016-01-25T15:39:03Z

en_US 2013-10

en_US 2013

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:39:03Z

Date Issued

en_US 2013

Abstract

en_US I thought I already had a copy of this book. At last I have found it on a shelf of books waiting to be catalogued. This copy is identical with one already catalogued except that this has no signed note from the author. I will keep it in the collection as a clean copy. As I write there, this is a surprising book in several ways. First, I am surprised and delighted to see someone take on the task of translating all of La Fontaine's fables. Bravo! Secondly, I am surprised to find this a print-upon-demand book. Thirdly, I am surprised to see the many illustrations here. Most are black-and-white illustrations by Vimar. There seems to be a second set of more fully colored illustrations. I am surprised finally that neither of these artists is acknowledged. I have read a number of the early fables in Book 2, and I find them delightful. Several may be liberal in their transformation of La Fontaine's fables into suitable contemporary language. Several also play with distinct rhythms at the very end of the fable. I am surprised to see rhyming couplets work so well. Well done! Runyon is the author of a number of books, including In La Fontaine's Labyrinth: A Thread Through the Fables and a translation of the Contes.

Identifier

en_US 10337 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76322

Publisher

en_US CreateSpace: Amazon

Subject

en_US PQ1811.E3C66 2013 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