Reynard the Fox

Title

en_US Reynard the Fox

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First edition

en_US Adapted From a Classic Folk Tale by Alain Vaës

Creator

en_US Vaës, Alain

Contributor

en_US Vaes, Alain

Date

2016-01-25T19:55:13Z

en_US 2008-08

en_US 1994

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:55:13Z

Date Issued

en_US 1994

Abstract

en_US I could have sworn that I already had this very expressive large-format book. The young King Harold admits to his Queen Caroline that he is not yet ready to govern his unruly subjects. She suggests that he consult a wise hermit. The hermit comes to court but refuses to remove his hood. He offers the young king a story about another king, Noble the lion king. Good parts of the Reynard tradition are used well here. Reynard sees to the maiming of Bruin and Tybalt and sends Bellyn back to the king with Lop's fur -- not his head -- in a sack. The ending is surprising and clever. Noble proves to be cleverer than Reynard in the end. While the monk never identifies himself, we see his tail as he leaves Harold and Caroline. Part of the fun here lies in dressing the animals in courtly medieval garb. Another part of the fun lies in the mice that appear out of nowhere in a number of the pictures. They also appear independent of the larger illustrations in playful designs around the text. Notice them at the foot of Tybalt's hospital bed on 36, under the gallows on 43, and painting an angelic picture of the dead Lop on 49. Beneath the duel between Isegrim and Reynard on 57, they hold their own boxing match, complete with fans and a referee. This book was previously owned by Allix Strahan.

Identifier

en_US 9781570360558

en_US 6571 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81892

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Distributed by Andrews and McMeel

en_US Atlanta, GA

Subject

en_US PZ8.1.V34 Re 1994

en_US Reynard

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole