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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... Young Mouse LE CERF MALADE The Sick Stag UN FOU ET UN SAGE A Fool and a Wise Man L'AMOUR ET LA FOLIE Love and Folly Notes 100 8 ΙΟΙ 104 105 106 107 108 109 IIO III 113 PREFACE These translations were prepared in the summer of 1985. ix.
... Young Mouse LE CERF MALADE The Sick Stag UN FOU ET UN SAGE A Fool and a Wise Man L'AMOUR ET LA FOLIE Love and Folly Notes 100 8 ΙΟΙ 104 105 106 107 108 109 IIO III 113 PREFACE These translations were prepared in the summer of 1985. ix.
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... 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.
... 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.
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... love . There are few French poets as generally well liked as Jean de La Fontaine . Few , too , whose names are so virtually synonymous with their genres . Say " La Fontaine " to practically any Frenchman , even of modest schooling , and ...
... love . There are few French poets as generally well liked as Jean de La Fontaine . Few , too , whose names are so virtually synonymous with their genres . Say " La Fontaine " to practically any Frenchman , even of modest schooling , and ...
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... Love and Folly , " to name but two , will surely be lost on him . And so too the myriad subtleties of style that make La Fontaine , indeed , La Fontaine . Beyond any child's artistic appreciation are the flow of lines , sweeping along ...
... Love and Folly , " to name but two , will surely be lost on him . And so too the myriad subtleties of style that make La Fontaine , indeed , La Fontaine . Beyond any child's artistic appreciation are the flow of lines , sweeping along ...
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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