Fifty Fables of La FontaineFinally available in paperback--the original collection of La Fontaine fables by the award-winning translator Norman Shapiro, working his alchemy by transforming the accompanying original French verses into equally valuable and brilliant English gold. These wonderfully wrought moral tales charm children with bright and basic truths as they delight adults with reflectively subtle, sophisticated facets of wit and wisdom. |
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Page vii
... Frog Who Would Grow as Big as the Ox LES DEUX MULETS 6 879 The Two Mules LE RAT DE VILLE ET LE RAT DES CHAMPS The City Rat and the Country Rat LE LOUP ET L'AGNEAU The Wolf and the Lamb LES VOLEURS ET L'ANE The Thieves and the Ass LE COQ ...
... Frog Who Would Grow as Big as the Ox LES DEUX MULETS 6 879 The Two Mules LE RAT DE VILLE ET LE RAT DES CHAMPS The City Rat and the Country Rat LE LOUP ET L'AGNEAU The Wolf and the Lamb LES VOLEURS ET L'ANE The Thieves and the Ass LE COQ ...
Page viii
... Frog and the Rat LE POT DE TERRE ET LE POT DE FER The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot LE PETIT POISSON ET LE PÊCHEUR ... Frogs L'OISELEUR , L'AUTOUR ET L'ALOUETTE The Bird - Catcher , the Hawk , and the Lark LE CHIEN QUI LÂCHE SA PROIE POUR ...
... Frog and the Rat LE POT DE TERRE ET LE POT DE FER The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot LE PETIT POISSON ET LE PÊCHEUR ... Frogs L'OISELEUR , L'AUTOUR ET L'ALOUETTE The Bird - Catcher , the Hawk , and the Lark LE CHIEN QUI LÂCHE SA PROIE POUR ...
Page xii
... the Young Mouse , " and " Love and Folly . " The following pair appeared in The Literary Review ( Summer , 1987 ) : " The Man and the Flea " and " The Two Bulls and a Frog . " INTRODUCTION Often I am asked how a translator translates . xii.
... the Young Mouse , " and " Love and Folly . " The following pair appeared in The Literary Review ( Summer , 1987 ) : " The Man and the Flea " and " The Two Bulls and a Frog . " INTRODUCTION Often I am asked how a translator translates . xii.
Page xv
... frog.5 Still others , like Furetière , take pride in treating subjects left untouched by the master ; while some will protest , often a little too demurely , that they dare not treat his subjects , but must content themselves with ...
... frog.5 Still others , like Furetière , take pride in treating subjects left untouched by the master ; while some will protest , often a little too demurely , that they dare not treat his subjects , but must content themselves with ...
Page xvii
... Frog Who Would Grow as Big as the Ox " ( p . 7 ) . Anouilh's " sequel " is found in his collec- tion of Fables ( Paris : La Table Ronde , 1962 ) , pp . 21-22 ; Jauffret's in his Fables nouvelles , 2d ed . , 2 vols . ( Paris : Béchet ...
... Frog Who Would Grow as Big as the Ox " ( p . 7 ) . Anouilh's " sequel " is found in his collec- tion of Fables ( Paris : La Table Ronde , 1962 ) , pp . 21-22 ; Jauffret's in his Fables nouvelles , 2d ed . , 2 vols . ( Paris : Béchet ...
Contents
III | xx |
IV | xxi |
V | 2 |
VI | 3 |
VII | 6 |
VIII | 7 |
IX | 8 |
X | 9 |
LIV | 58 |
LV | 59 |
LVI | 60 |
LVII | 61 |
LVIII | 62 |
LIX | 63 |
LX | 64 |
LXI | 65 |
XI | 10 |
XII | 11 |
XIII | 12 |
XIV | 13 |
XV | 14 |
XVI | 15 |
XVII | 16 |
XVIII | 17 |
XIX | 18 |
XX | 19 |
XXI | 19 |
XXII | 19 |
XXIII | 19 |
XXIV | 19 |
XXV | 20 |
XXVI | 21 |
XXVII | 24 |
XXVIII | 25 |
XXIX | 28 |
XXX | 29 |
XXXI | 30 |
XXXII | 31 |
XXXIII | 32 |
XXXIV | 34 |
XXXV | 35 |
XXXVI | 35 |
XXXVII | 35 |
XXXVIII | 38 |
XXXIX | 39 |
XL | 42 |
XLI | 43 |
XLII | 43 |
XLIII | 43 |
XLIV | 44 |
XLV | 45 |
XLVI | 48 |
XLVII | 49 |
XLVIII | 52 |
XLIX | 53 |
L | 54 |
LI | 55 |
LII | 56 |
LIII | 57 |
LXII | 66 |
LXIII | 67 |
LXIV | 68 |
LXV | 69 |
LXVI | 70 |
LXVII | 71 |
LXVIII | 72 |
LXIX | 73 |
LXX | 76 |
LXXI | 77 |
LXXII | 80 |
LXXIII | 81 |
LXXIV | 82 |
LXXV | 83 |
LXXVI | 84 |
LXXVII | 85 |
LXXVIII | 86 |
LXXIX | 87 |
LXXX | 88 |
LXXXI | 89 |
LXXXII | 90 |
LXXXIII | 91 |
LXXXIV | 92 |
LXXXV | 93 |
LXXXVI | 93 |
LXXXVII | 93 |
LXXXVIII | 93 |
LXXXIX | 93 |
XC | 96 |
XCI | 97 |
XCII | 100 |
XCIII | 101 |
XCIV | 103 |
XCV | 103 |
XCVI | 106 |
XCVII | 107 |
XCVIII | 108 |
XCIX | 109 |
C | 110 |
CI | 111 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aesop assez autre avoit Ayant bâton beast beau bien Bœuf C'est Celui-ci Cerf chose Ciel commère contre Corbeau coup d'une Dauphin deux Dieu Dieux dire dit-il dolphin Elle enfants enfin étoit être eût Fables Fabulists Fabulists French faire fait faut Fontaine Fontaine's Frog Garo gens Gland grand Grand Vizier Grenouille haut homme J'ai J'en jamais Jauffret jeune jour l'autre L'HOMME l'on L'un La Fontaine LA FOURMI LE CORBEAU le Cygne Lion Loup Love mainte maître mieux moindre mon affaire monde Monsieur Mouton n'en n'est n'étoit pareil pauvre peine père petit peut pieds Piraeus plaindre Pot de fer qu'elle qu'il qu'on qu'un raison Renard rien s'en S'il sage Seamus Heaney seul SHE-BEAR souvent Stag Styx Sultan Tantôt temps Tereus terre tête tout translation trouva Vaugirard verse fable vieux voilà voir vouloit voyant wolf