Jean de La Fontaine: 25 Fables: Bilingual illustrated edition
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Carsten, Christopher
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2018
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Consult the 2015 version of this book by the same parties, except the visual artist for my comments. My review takes as its keynote Michael Edwards' preface: "He praises its 'unexpected rhymes,' 'snappy turns of phrase in familiar speech,' and occasional updates. He finds the translations 'lively and full of pep' (7-8). I concur with these judgments." About the illustrations I write this: "The present colored tangrams are a clear upgrade. The art ranges from the simpler 'Crow and Fox' to the more complex and suggestive 'Farmer, Dog, and Fox.' As with La Fontaine's texts, there is here in the tangram images always something more to enjoy. A personal favorite is 'Frog and Ox,' in which the frog, framed in a colorful stained glass arrangement, expands and explodes into tangram pieces (27). Unfortunately, three of the 25 fables here are not illustrated." I appreciate Joe Johnson's asking me to review this lively book!
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11527 (Access ID)