Les Fables de La Fontaine
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La Fontaine, Jean de
Issue Date
2003
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Book, Whole
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This soft-covered book made with heavy paper is very large, over 11 x 14½. FC and TH appear on the cover. The illustrations themselves have a largeness to them. Sometimes texts are framed by vines within large two-page spreads; sometimes the vines frame a whole page including both text and simple illustration. OR's page, for example, has a fallen tree trunk as the bottom of its frame (10). Some fables are not illustrated at all, like Le Rieur et les Poissons on 53. The grasshopper on 13 pleads with the ant using all four of his gloved hands and arms. The tortoise on 61 has a wonderful look of surprise on his face as the purple frogs jump into the water. The meeting of the two goats on the tree-limb is nicely dramatic (82). FM on 132-33 may be the most successful illustration in this book. Can we see a smirk on this frog's face? Another strong image is that of the rat with his front end trapped inside an oyster (149). T of C on 156-57. Is this computer-generated art? It combines some sharp lines with some rather fuzzy lines, as in the two-page illustration for AD (72-73). Many of the illustrations are direct descendants of famous versions, like those of Grandville and Doré. It has been hard for me to locate the publisher. Is Éditions Total Publishing a self-publishing firm that took on this book?
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Les Éditions Cumulus: Éditions Total Publishing