num_pages: 248
description: New translations of classic French 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 brought to light, and children will delight in the moral tales. Readers of all ages will appreciate the sly and charming illustrations by David Schorr.
language: English
title: Once Again, La Fontaine: 60 More Fables
titlecomplete: Once Again, La Fontaine: 60 More Fables (Wesleyan Poetry with Audio CD)
publisher: Wesleyan University Press