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Title
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Reynard the Fox
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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This book has a dust jacket (book cover)
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First edition, first printing
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Translated by James Simpson
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Creator
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Simpson, James
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Contributor
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Newman, Edith E.
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Foreword by Stephen Greenblatt
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Date
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2016-04-20T15:51:34Z
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2015-07
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2015
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Date Available
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2016-04-20T15:51:34Z
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Date Issued
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2015
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Abstract
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First, it is very nice to see a book dedicated to an old friend, Jill Mann! Secondly, it is great to encounter a Reynard book that offers an illustration of a number of the fables told in the book. That page here is 177, and it includes "The Horse and the Wolf"; "The Horse and the Hart"; "The Man and the Snake"; "The Dog and the Ass"; and "The Wolf and the Crane." Those are stories one could supposedly see in Reynard's magic mirror, as the text on 179-84 lays out. Simpson helps the reader with good summaries of the sections and chapters. Thus Part V reads "Reynard the Fox bamboozles and distracts the court with elaborate stories of nonexistent precious objects" (169). Another helpful element is found just before the text itself begins: an "Animal Dramatis Personae" lists the major and minor players and describes the relation of each to Reynard. The two major relations are "victim" and "friend." Cuwaert the Hare for example has this beside his name: "eaten by Reynard." I think a person could have a lot of fun with this book!
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Identifier
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10691 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Livewright Publishing Corporation: W.W. Norton
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NY
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Subject
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PQ1508.E5S5613 2015
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Reynard
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole