La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

The Contes et nouvelles en vers of Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) were published at various times throughout his life, often these works threatened to get him in trouble with both Church and Academie. This translation covers the entire corpus in all their variety. The mildly suggestive mingle with the frankly bawdy rendered in the spirit they were written in and scrupulously faithful to one of France's greatest poets.

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La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

The Contes et nouvelles en vers of Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) were published at various times throughout his life, often these works threatened to get him in trouble with both Church and Academie. This translation covers the entire corpus in all their variety. The mildly suggestive mingle with the frankly bawdy rendered in the spirit they were written in and scrupulously faithful to one of France's greatest poets.

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La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

by Jean de La Fontaine
La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers

by Jean de La Fontaine

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The Contes et nouvelles en vers of Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) were published at various times throughout his life, often these works threatened to get him in trouble with both Church and Academie. This translation covers the entire corpus in all their variety. The mildly suggestive mingle with the frankly bawdy rendered in the spirit they were written in and scrupulously faithful to one of France's greatest poets.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780981808819
Publisher: Commonwealth Books, Black Widow
Publication date: 01/16/2010
Series: Black Widow Press Translations
Edition description: Revised Edition
Pages: 273
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
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