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Title
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Giovanni Meli: Moral Fables
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Biblioteca di Quaderni d'italianistica, Volume 6
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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Language note: Bilingual: Italian/English
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Gaetano Cipolla
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Creator
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Cipolla, Gaetano
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Contributor
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Ronalds, William
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Date
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2016-01-25T15:22:49Z
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1990-04
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1988
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T15:22:49Z
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Date Issued
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1988
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Abstract
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A very good introduction to a fabulist I had not known. Eighty-nine fables. The closest parallel is LaFontaine; but Meli is briefer, less preachy, and less witty. Some fables begin with a moral comment; some end with funny vulgarity. The translator's care for rhyme leads to some confusing word order. The funniest fables are #53 and #80. Fables borrowed from Aesop or LaFontaine, often with changes of characters, include The Crabs (#2); The Mouse and the Hedgehog (the snake in Aesop, #5); The Cat, the Foreigner, and the Abbot (the dog with master's lunch, #8); The Cat and the Blacksmith (dog, #14); The Dogs (chained, #28); The Mother Mouse and Her Little Mice (cock, #64); The Dog and the Monkey (an excellent fable, #65); The Red Donkey and the Animals (the lion's skin, #73); The Wolf and the Lamb (#77); and The Donkey, the Master and the Thieves (#86).
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Identifier
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0969197950
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861 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Canadian Society for Italian Studies
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Ottawa, ON
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Subject
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PQ4716.M87 A24 1988
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Meli
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole