The Complete Fables of Jean de la Fontaine - Softcover

La Fontaine, Jean De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810139634 ISBN 13: 9780810139633

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 2018

Synopsis

This edition of Jean de La Fontaine’s fables includes an English translation published alongside the French text. Norman Spector adapted the French text from the 1883-85 edition by Henri Régnier, adding four tales from the 1962 edition by Georges Couton. Spector’s translation is in rhymed verse, and remains faithful to the original not only in metrical patterns and rhyme schemes but also in tone: wit and le mot juste are skillfully and wonderfully combined. This translation gives the reader of English a chance to enjoy the grace, wit, and versatility of La Fontaine.

About this title

About the Author:

JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1621-1695) was a French poet who is most well-known for his fables, which are regarded as classics of French literature.  NORMAN B. SPECTOR (1921-1986) earned a Ph.D. in French from the University of Pennsylvania and was a professor of French and chair of the French and Italian Languages Department at Northwestern University. He was also the translator of The Romance of Tristan and Isolt (1973).

About this edition

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0810139634
• ISBN 13: 9780810139633
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Spector Norman B.