The complete fables of La Fontaine : a new translation in verse /

The complete fables of La Fontaine : a new translation in verse /

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"In this contemporary translation, Craig Hill has captured the liveliness, satiric wit, and poetic beauty that made Jean de La Fontaine famous during his lifetime and his Fables celebrated as a masterwork of world literature ever since." "Despite La Fontaine's deceptively modest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Other Authors: Hill, Craig, Sorel, Edward, 1929-
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Hachette Book Group, [2008], ©2008
New York : Arcade Pub., c2008
New York : ©2008
New York : c2008
New York : [2008]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Children's stories, French > Translations into English
Fables, French > Translations into English
Fables, French
Children's stories, French
Fiction
Translations
Table of Contents:
  • Book I
  • The cicada and the ant
  • The crow and the fox
  • The frog who wished to be as big as the ox
  • The two mules
  • The wolf and the dog
  • The heiffer, the she-goat, and the ewe in partnership with the lion
  • Baggage
  • The swallow and the little birds
  • City rat and country rat
  • The wolf and the lamb
  • The man and his image
  • The dragon of many heads and the dragon of many tails
  • The theives and the mule
  • Simonides preserved by the gods
  • Death and the luckless man
  • Death and the woodcutter
  • The man between two ages and two mistresses
  • The fox and the stork
  • The boy and the schoolmaster
  • The cock and the pearl
  • The hornets and the honeybees
  • The oak and the reed
  • Book II
  • Against the hard to please
  • The congress of the rats
  • Wolf vs. fox before judge ape
  • The two bulls and the frog
  • The bat and the two weasels
  • The bird wounded by an arrow
  • The hound-bitch and her friend
  • The eagle and the scarab
  • The lion and the gnat
  • The ass who carried sponges and the ass who carried salt
  • The lion and the rat
  • The dove and the ant
  • The astrologer who blundered into a well
  • The hare and the frogs
  • The old cock
  • The crow who wished to imitate the eagle
  • Juno and the peacock
  • The cat who became a woman
  • The lion and the ass go hunting
  • Aesop explains a will
  • Book III
  • The miller, his son and the donkey
  • The belly and the members
  • The wolf who became a shepherd
  • The frogs who asked for a king
  • The fox and the ram
  • The eagle, the cat, and the pig
  • The drunkard and his wife
  • Gout and spiders
  • The wolf and the stork
  • The lion beaten by the man
  • The fox and the grapes
  • The swan and the cook
  • The wolves and the sheep
  • The lion grown old
  • Philomel and the sheep
  • The woman who was drowned
  • The weasel in the pantry
  • The cat and the old mouse
  • Book IV
  • The lion in love
  • The shepherd and the sea
  • The fly and the ant
  • The gardener and his lord
  • The jackass and the lapdog
  • The combat of the weasels and the rats
  • The ape and the dolphin
  • The man and the wooden idol
  • The magpie decked out in peacock plumes
  • The camel and the floating sticks
  • The frog and the rat
  • The tribute send by the animals to Alexander
  • The horse who wished to avenge himself upon the deer
  • The fox and the bust
  • The wolf, the nanny goat, and the kid
  • The wolf, the mother, and the child
  • The wisdom of socrates
  • The old man and his children
  • The oracle and the skeptic
  • The miser who lost his treasure
  • The owner's eye
  • The lark and her brood and the owner of a field
  • Book V
  • Dedication to M.L.C.D.B.
  • The woodsman and Mercury
  • Clay pot and iron pot
  • The little fish and the fisherman
  • The ears of the hare
  • The fox whose tail got cut off
  • The crone and the two servants
  • The satyr and the wayfarer
  • The horse and the wolf
  • The farmer and his sons
  • The mountain who labored
  • Fortune and the young boy
  • Doctors
  • The hen who laid golden eggs
  • The ass bearing relics
  • The stag and the vine
  • The serpent and the file
  • The hare and the partridge
  • The eagle and the owl
  • The lion prepares for war
  • The bear and the two guys
  • The ass in a lionskin
  • Book VI
  • The shepard and the lion
  • The lion and the hunter
  • The sun and the north wind
  • Jupiter and his tenant farmer
  • The mouse, the cockerel, and the cat
  • The fox, the monkey, and the animals
  • The mule who prided himself on his genealogy
  • The old man and the ass
  • The stag and his reflection
  • The tortoise and the hare
  • The donkey and his masters
  • The sun and the frogs
  • The peasant and the serpent
  • The ailing lion and the fox
  • The bird catcher, the hawk, and the lark
  • The horse and the ass
  • The hound who dropped his bone to get his image
  • The bemired cart driver
  • The charlatan
  • Discord
  • The young widow
  • Epilogue
  • Book VII
  • Dedication to Madame de Montespan
  • The animals stricken with the plague
  • The unhappily married man
  • The rat who retired from the world
  • The heron
  • The girl
  • Wishes
  • The lion's court
  • The vultures and the pigeons
  • The fly and the omnibus
  • The dairymaid and the pail of milk
  • The parson and the corpse
  • The man who ran after fortune and the man who waited for her in bed
  • The two cocks
  • On man's ingratitude toward fortune
  • The fortune tellers
  • The cat, the weasel, and the young rabbit
  • The head and the tail of the serpent
  • An animal in the moon
  • Book VIII
  • Death and the dying
  • The cobbler and the financier
  • The lion, the wolf, and the fox
  • The power of fables
  • The man and the flea
  • Women and the secrets
  • The dog who carried his master's dinner on his neck
  • The joker and the fishes
  • The rat and the oyster
  • The bear and the gardener
  • The two friends
  • The goat, the sheep, and the pig
  • Thyrsis and Amaranth
  • The lion queen's funeral
  • The rat and the elephant, The horoscope
  • The ass and the dog
  • The ass and the dog
  • The pasha and the merchant
  • The usefulness of learning
  • Jupiter and the thunderbolts
  • The falcon and the capon
  • The cat and the rat
  • The torrent and the river
  • Education
  • The two dogs and the dead ass
  • Democritus and the Aderites
  • The wolf and the hunter
  • Book IX
  • The faithless trustee
  • The two pigeons
  • The leopard and the monkey
  • The acorn and the pumpkin
  • The schoolboy, the pedant, and the orchard owner
  • The sculptor andd the statue of Jupiter
  • The mouse who was turned into a girl
  • The fool who sold wisdom
  • The oyster and litigants
  • The wolf and the scrawny dog
  • Nothing in excess
  • The taper
  • Jupiter and the voyager
  • The cat and the fox
  • The husband, the wife, and the thief
  • The treasure and the two men
  • The monkey and the cat
  • The kite and the nightingale
  • The shepherd and his flock
  • Discourse to Madame de La Sabliere
  • The two rats, the fox, and the egg
  • Book X
  • The man and the snake
  • The turtle and the two ducks
  • The fishes and the cormorant
  • The treasure-burier and his crony
  • The wolf and the shepherds
  • The spider and the swallow
  • The partridge and the cocks
  • The dog whose ears were cropped
  • The shepherd and the king
  • The fishes and the shepherd who played the flute
  • The two parrots, the king, and his son
  • The lioness and the she-bear
  • The two adventurers and the talisman
  • Discourse to Monsieur the Duke de La Rochefoucauld
  • The merchant, the noble, the shepherd, and the prince
  • Book XI
  • The lion
  • The gods wanting to instruct a son of Jupiter-- The farmer, the dog, and the fox
  • The dream of an inhabitant of the Mughal Empire
  • The lion, the ape, and the two asses
  • The wolf and the fox
  • The peasant from the Danube
  • The old man and the three young ones
  • The mice and the hoot owl
  • Epilogue
  • Book XII
  • Dedication to Monseigneur the Duke of Burgundy
  • Ulysses and his shipmates
  • The cat and the two sparrows
  • The miser and the ape
  • The two she-goats
  • To Monseigneur the Duke of Burgundy: The old cat and the young mouse
  • The ailing stag
  • The bat, the bush, and the duck
  • The dispute between the dogs and the cats and the one between the cats and the mice
  • The wolf and the fox
  • The crawfish and her daughter
  • The eagle and the magpie
  • The kite, the king, and the hunter
  • The fox, the flies, and the hedgehog
  • Love and folly
  • The crow, the gazelle, the tortoise, and the rat
  • The forest and the woodcutter
  • The fox, the wold, and the horse
  • The fox and the turkeys
  • The ape
  • The scythian philosopher
  • The elephant and Jupiter's ape
  • The fool and the wise man
  • The English fox
  • Daphnis and Alcimadura
  • The judge, the physician, and the hermit

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