Once Again, La Fontaine: 60 More Fables (Wesleyan Poetry with Audio CD)

Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), one of the best-loved French poets, is the foremost fabulist since Aesop, and his books have entertained generations of readers throughout France and the Western world. In Once Again, La Fontaine, Norman R. Shapiro brings his scholarly knowledge of fable lore and outstanding facility with English verse together to produce beautiful, witty translations. Adults will be captured by the subtle and sophisticated layers of meaning which Shapiro has skillfully brought to light, and children will delight in the moral tales. Readers of all ages will appreciate the sly and charming illustrations by David Schorr.David Schorr is the author of 'Once Again, La Fontaine: 60 More Fables (Wesleyan Poetry with Audio CD)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780819564573 and ISBN 0819564575.