Selected Fables: A Dual-Language BookFirst published between 1668 and 1693, the Fables of La Fontaine rank among the masterpieces of French literature. This volume contains 75 of the best, in the original French with new English line-for-line literal translations. "The Cicada and the Ant," "The City Rat and the Country Rat," "The Fox and the Grapes," many more. |
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Page iii
... lion et le moucheron / The Lion and the Gnat (II, 9) [Ae] Le lion et le rat / The Lion and the Bat (II, 11) [Ae, Mar] La chatte métamorphosée en femme / The Cat Transformed into aWoman (II, l8) [Ae] Le meunier, son fils, et l'âne / The ...
... lion et le moucheron / The Lion and the Gnat (II, 9) [Ae] Le lion et le rat / The Lion and the Bat (II, 11) [Ae, Mar] La chatte métamorphosée en femme / The Cat Transformed into aWoman (II, l8) [Ae] Le meunier, son fils, et l'âne / The ...
Page iv
... lion / The Court of King Lion (VII, 7) [Ré 1] La laitière et le pot au lait / The Milkmaid and the ]ug of Milk (VII, 10) [DP] 34 38 42 42 44 46 48 50 54 58 60 62 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 78 78 82 86 88 92 Le curé et le mort / The Parish ...
... lion / The Court of King Lion (VII, 7) [Ré 1] La laitière et le pot au lait / The Milkmaid and the ]ug of Milk (VII, 10) [DP] 34 38 42 42 44 46 48 50 54 58 60 62 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 78 78 82 86 88 92 Le curé et le mort / The Parish ...
Page v
... lion, le loup, et le renard / The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox (VIII, 3) [Ae] 110 Le pouvoir des fables / The Power of Fables (VIII, 4) [A6, Ab] 112 L'ours et l'amateur des jardins / The Bear and the Garden Enthusiast (VIII, 10) [Bi] 118 ...
... lion, le loup, et le renard / The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox (VIII, 3) [Ae] 110 Le pouvoir des fables / The Power of Fables (VIII, 4) [A6, Ab] 112 L'ours et l'amateur des jardins / The Bear and the Garden Enthusiast (VIII, 10) [Bi] 118 ...
Page xi
... lions) in the Fables; but, the following year, his election was made final only one week after the election of the ldng's favored candidate, the satirist and critic Nicolas BoileauDespréaux. After the death of Madame de la Sabliere in ...
... lions) in the Fables; but, the following year, his election was made final only one week after the election of the ldng's favored candidate, the satirist and critic Nicolas BoileauDespréaux. After the death of Madame de la Sabliere in ...
Page xiv
... lion king, hypocritically confessing his crimes, manages to minimize the most flagrant one of all-eating the shepherd along with the sheep. The poet's sparing, but telling, use of such devices as alliteration and onomatopoeia deserve ...
... lion king, hypocritically confessing his crimes, manages to minimize the most flagrant one of all-eating the shepherd along with the sheep. The poet's sparing, but telling, use of such devices as alliteration and onomatopoeia deserve ...
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Aesop amis animal animaux assez autre avait beau beautiful bête bien bœuf C’est C’était cerf ces gens-là chat cheval chien chose cœur Contre corbeau coup cour d’être d’un d’une Descartes deux Dieu dieux dire discours dit-il donkey encor enfants enfin être eût everything fable faire fait femme fils flatterer Fontaine Fontaine’s gazelle gens homme j’ai j’en jamais jeune John Rabbit jour king L’âne L’animal l’autre l’homme l’on l’ours L’un La Fontaine la fourmi Le corbeau le monde lion logis loup Madame Madame de Montespan maint maître mieux monde mort mots n’en n’est ouvrage pareils pauvre peine petits peuple peut plaisir plein poem poet prend qu’à qu’au qu’en qu’on qu’un quelquefois raison renard rien s’en s’il sage Seigneur seul soins sommes sous sujet temps tête tortue tout trois veut vieillard vient voici voilà voir wolf