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.
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.
La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers
273La Fontaine's Bawdy, Revised Edition: Of Libertines, Louts, and Lechers
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780981808819 |
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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) |