Jean de La Fontaine

Gebundenes Buch

Selected Fables

Beschreibung

La Fontaine's witty and sophisticated animal fables are among the greatest poetic works in French. Christopher Betts's new translations match the inventiveness of the original. This generous selection, including half of the originals, is accompanied by superb illustrations by Gustave Dorà , a contextualizing introduction and other features.

Autor

La Fontaine (1621-95) followed a career as a poet after early training for the law and the Church. He came under the wing of Louis XIV's Finance Minister, Nicolas Fouquet, and later enjoyed the patronage of the Duchess of Orléans and Mme de La Sablière. His Fables were widely admired, and he was already regarded in his lifetime as one of the greatest poets of his age.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 141mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199650729
• ISBN-10: 0199650721
• Artikelnr.: 39961363