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Selected Fables (Hardcover)
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Selected Fables (Hardcover)
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List price R459
Loot Price R386
Discovery Miles 3 860
You Save R73 (16%)
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La Fontaine's verse fables turned the traditional folktales derived
from Aesop and a range of Oriental sources into some of the
greatest, and best-loved, poetic work in French. His versions of
stories such as 'The Hare and the Tortoise' and 'The Wolf and the
Lamb' are witty and sophisticated, satirizing human nature in
miniature dramas in which the outcome is always unpredictable. The
behaviour of both animals and humans is usually centred on
deception and cooperation (or the lack of it), as they cheat and
fight each other, arguing about life and death, property and food,
in an astonishing variety of narrative styles. The fables have long
been popular with all ages, though their ironic take on
contemporary society in French aristocratic circles is best
appreciated by adults. This new translation by Christopher Betts
matches the original in inventiveness and subtlety. It includes
half of the fables first published in twelve books between 1668 and
1693, across the full range of subjects and themes. The fables are
illustrated with a selection of Gustave Dore's majestic engravings,
and an introduction offers insights into La Fontaine's life and
literary artistry.
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