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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... sure , to like the author in question . And I do mean “ like , ” not merely " admire . " That being the case , my present undertaking was much easier than it might appear . A labor of love . There are few French poets as generally well ...
... sure , to like the author in question . And I do mean “ like , ” not merely " admire . " That being the case , my present undertaking was much easier than it might appear . A labor of love . There are few French poets as generally well ...
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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