The Most Delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c.
London.
Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster, [1701?].
Quarto.
[160]pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836.
[Bound with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part... London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [112]pp. ESTC R218371, Wing M2912.
[And:] The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant history of his life and death... London. Printed by T[homas] J[ames] for Edward Brewster, 1684. [8], 160pp. ESTC R40614, Wing S3426.
Quarto. Text predominantly black letter, with headlines and side notes in roman and italic. Modern blind-ruled chestnut morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional minute marginal worm-tracks, scattered spotting, naive marginal paper repairs to title page and first mentioned, and terminal leaf of final mentioned work.
[Bound with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part... London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [112]pp. ESTC R218371, Wing M2912.
[And:] The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant history of his life and death... London. Printed by T[homas] J[ames] for Edward Brewster, 1684. [8], 160pp. ESTC R40614, Wing S3426.
Quarto. Text predominantly black letter, with headlines and side notes in roman and italic. Modern blind-ruled chestnut morocco, lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional minute marginal worm-tracks, scattered spotting, naive marginal paper repairs to title page and first mentioned, and terminal leaf of final mentioned work.
Reynard the Fox, 'hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly, amoral, cowardly, and self- seeking, he is still a sympathetic hero whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength, usually personified by Isengrim, the greedy and dull-witted wolf...The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the extant French 'branches' of the Roman de Renart (about 30 in number, nearly 40,000 lines of verse). The facetious portrayal of rustic life, the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French, the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams all suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France' (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature).
ESTC R35186.
£ 3,250.00
Antiquates Ref: 33150
