Bonaventure Des Périers's Novel Pastimes and Merry Tales

The Nouvelles R¿¿ions et Joyeaux Devis of Bonaventure des P¿ers are here translated for the first time into modern English. The translators have been successful in retaining the vitality of this important French Renaissance satirist, turning his colloquial sixteenth-century French into equally colloquial and lively American. The translation of the 129 tales is prefaced by a biographical study of des P¿ers both as man and artist, and a critical bibliography is also included.

About the author

Raymond C. La Charité and Virginia A. La Charité are associate professors of French at the University of Kentucky.

Summary

The Nouvelles Récréations et Joyeaux Devis of Bonaventure des Périers are here translated for the first time into modern English. The translators have been successful in retaining the vitality of this important French Renaissance satirist, turning his colloquial sixteenth-century French into equally colloquial and lively American.

Product details

• Authors: Bonaventure Des Periers, Bonaventure Des Périers, Raymond C. La Charite, Virginia A. La Charite, Bonaventure des P¿ers
• Assisted by: Raymond C. La Charite (Translation), Virginia A. La Charite (Translation), Raymond C La Charité (Translation), Raymond C. La Charité (Translation), Virginia A La Charité (Translation), Virginia A. La Charité (Translation)
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2014
• EAN: 9780813153490
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-5349-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: Studies in Romance Languages;
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies