The Complete Fables of Jean de la Fontaine"The English-speaking reader will typically find selections of translated fables by La Fontaine (1621-1695), and a large number of those stray rather far from the original in an effort to retain the poetic flavor of the genre. Other translations, treating the fables as reading matter for followers of Winnie the Pooh, do not retain the subtle overtones and wit intended, in fact, for educated adults. This translation remains extraordinarily faithful to the original not only in metrical patterns and rhyme schemes but also in tone: wit and le mot juste are skillfully and wonderfully combined. This is no small achievement, and we can now enjoy the grace, wit, and versatility of an author whose literary qualities were, until now, evident only in the original."-- Danielle Mihram, New York University Library. |
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... kind do live in misery there : Whose only lot in life is to die of starvation . All meals won by tooth and claw . Scroungers , wretches , poor devils for fair What's in it ? No certainty , no free filling one's maw , 20 Follow me ; you ...
... kind do live in misery there : Whose only lot in life is to die of starvation . All meals won by tooth and claw . Scroungers , wretches , poor devils for fair What's in it ? No certainty , no free filling one's maw , 20 Follow me ; you ...
Page 497
... kind , In this ability I'd make them children's peers . 200 Don't children think , from their very early years ? So someone may think although all unaware of doing so . As a comparable example I'd give the beast ample Reasoning powers ...
... kind , In this ability I'd make them children's peers . 200 Don't children think , from their very early years ? So someone may think although all unaware of doing so . As a comparable example I'd give the beast ample Reasoning powers ...
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... kind , they prefer Kings to be Kind as well . In tolerance abides The noblest trait of their authority , Not in joys vengeance provides . That , Prince , is your view . It's known that wrath Is quenched in your heart as soon as it does ...
... kind , they prefer Kings to be Kind as well . In tolerance abides The noblest trait of their authority , Not in joys vengeance provides . That , Prince , is your view . It's known that wrath Is quenched in your heart as soon as it does ...
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