Fables Esope
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Here is one of the strangest books I have encountered in a long time. The introduction seems widely informed but may interpret the history of "Aesop" quite heavily. About 70 fables are recounted in this large-format (9" x 11") paperback book of 80 pages. The narratives are quite traditional, but the art and layout are wild. Some elements that I can put my finger on are surrealism, English words, artistic motifs from India, a face of Elvis, a face of Jesus. I look through and often am unsure what I am seeing. There is, for example the frightening image on XXXVII of "The Drunk and His Wife." There is the strong image on XLI of "The Lion and the Man." Are those recollections of a Madonna and Child in "The Thief and His Mother" (LV)? Why does OF appear twice (VII and LXXIV)? And what is going on on LXV? The publisher's website excerpts this portion of the introduction: "Esope, c’est un bestiaire aux personnages tour à tour innocents, rusés, tout puissants, qui va refléter la société humaine jusqu’au Moyen-Age et au Roman de Renart, jusqu’à ce que la Fable, en tant que poème l’emporte sur les isopets, de Clément Marot à Jean Anouilh. Un monde cruel, politique, ou le plus rusé triomphe, où il ne fait pas bon être innocent. En cela, les fables d’Esope restent toujours d’une grande actualité."
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Editions Libertaires
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