Once Again, La Fontaine: Sixty More Fables
Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), one of the best-loved French poets, is the foremost fabulist since Aesop, and his books have entertained generations of readers throughout France and the Western world. In Once Again, La Fontaine, Norman R. Shapiro brings his scholarly knowledge of fable lore and outstanding facility with English verse together to produce beautiful, witty translations. Adults will be captured by the subtle and sophisticated layers of meaning which Shapiro has skillfully...
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New translations of classic French fables.
Translator's ForewordIllustrator's ForewordIntroductionThe Swallow and the Little Birds3Death and the Wretched Man, & Death and the Woodsman7The Hornets and the Honeybees11The Rats in Council Assembled15The Ass with a Load of Sponges and the Ass with a Load of Salt19The Astrologer Who Happens to Fall into a Well23The Hare and the Frogs27The Lion and the Ass Out Hunting29The Drunkard and His Wife31The Wolves and the Ewes33Philomela and Procne35The Drowned Wife37The Weasel in the Larder41The Shepherd and the Sea43The Fly and the Ant45The Gardener and His Lord49The Ass and the Pup55The War Between the Rats and the Weasels57The Horse Who Sought Revenge on the Stag61The Fox and the Bust63The Oracle and the Infidel65The Master's Eye67The Lark, Her Little Ones, and the Farmer Who Owns the Field71The Hare and His Ears77The Old Woman and the Two Servants79The Satyr and the Passerby81The Horse and the Wolf85The Ploughman and His Sons89Dame Fortune and the Child91The Hare and the Partridge93The Eagle and the Owl95The Shepherd and the Lion, & The Lion and the Hunter99Phoebus and Boreas103The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Little Mouse107The Wagoner Stuck in the Mud111The Charlatan115The Wishes119King Lion's Court123The Man Who Runs After Fortune, and the Man Who Waits for Her in His Bed127The Cat, the Weasel, and the Little Rabbit135The Cobbler and the Financier139Women and Secrets143The Joker and the Fish147The Rat and the Oyster149The Ass and the Dog153The Cat and the Rat157The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass162The Oyster and the Adversaries165The Wolf and the Scrawny Dog167All in Moderation169The Fishes and the Cormorant171The Spider and the Swallow175The Fishes and the Shepherd Who Plays the Flute177The Dream of the Man from Mogol Land181The Wolf and the Fox185The Mice and the Screech Owl189The Treasure-Hoarder and the Ape193The Eagle and the Magpie197The Ape199Notes and Bibliography201Audio Compact Disc Contents218
