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Reynard the Fox: A New Translation
James Simpson
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Description for Reynard the Fox: A New Translation
Hardcover. One of the greatest characters of medieval literature, the trickster Reynard the Fox, comes to life in this rollicking new translation. Translator(s): Simpson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 462.
James Simpson’s translation of the late-middle-English version restores Reynard as part of a tradition that extends to Animal Farm. With all new illustrations, "Reynard the Fox is the animal fable’s version of Homer’s Odyssey" (Stephen Greenblatt).
James Simpson’s translation of the late-middle-English version restores Reynard as part of a tradition that extends to Animal Farm. With all new illustrations, "Reynard the Fox is the animal fable’s version of Homer’s Odyssey" (Stephen Greenblatt).
Product Details
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780871407368
SKU
V9780871407368
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Ref
99-2
About James Simpson
James Simpson is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He has written extensively on English Renaissance literature and acts as general editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare. He is the author of fourteen books, including The Swerve, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and Will in the World, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Reviews for Reynard the Fox: A New Translation
"The medieval story of the crafty trickster is brought alive in a new translation."
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