Reynard the Fox :A New Translation
Reynard the Fox :A New Translation
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Published:
9 March, 2015
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9 March, 2015
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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).
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780871407368 |
| ISBN10 | 0871407361 |
| Number Of Pages | 248 |
| Item Weight | 513 g |
| Product Dimensions | 165 x 218 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | W W Norton & Co Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
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"The medieval story of the crafty trickster is brought alive in a new translation." -- The Tablet
Author's Bio
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.