{"product_id":"reynard-the-fox-hardcover-by-james-simpson-stephen-greenblatt-james-simpson","title":"Reynard the Fox Hardcover by James Simpson;Stephen Greenblatt;James Simpson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eLiveright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-03-10)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780871407368\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e467.21\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.52 x 6.46 x 0.95\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the greatest characters of medieval literature, the trickster Reynard the Fox, comes to life in this rollicking new translation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do a weak lion king, a grief-stricken rooster, a dim-witted bear, and one really angry wolf have in common? The answer is they’ve all been had by one sly fox named Reynard. Originally bursting forth from Europe in the twelfth century, \u003ci\u003eReynard the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e—a classic trickster narrative centered on a wily and gleefully amoral fox and his numerous victims in the animal kingdom—anticipated both Tex Avery and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e by showing that it’s better to be clever than virtuous. However, where \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e taught kings how to manipulate their subjects, \u003ci\u003eReynard the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrated how, in a world of ruthless competition, clever subjects could outwit both their rulers and enemies alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these riotous pages, Reynard lies, cheats, or eats anyone and anything that he crosses paths with, conning the likes of Tybert the Cat, Bruin the Bear, and Bellin the Ram, among others. Reynard's rapacious nature and constant \"stealing and roving\" eventually bring him into conflict with the court of the less-than-perceptive Noble the Lion and the brutal Isengrim the Wolf, pitting cunning trickery against brute force. Unlike the animal fables of Aesop, which use small narratives to teach schoolboy morality, \u003ci\u003eReynard the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e employs a dark and outrageous sense of humor to puncture the hypocritical authority figures of the “civilized” order, as the rhetorically brilliant fox outwits all comers by manipulating their bottomless greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs James Simpson, one of the world’s leading scholars of medieval literature, notes in his introduction, with translations in every major European language and twenty-three separate editions between 1481 and 1700 in England alone, the Reynard tales were ubiquitous. However, despite its immense popularity at the time, this brains-over-brawn parable largely disappeared. Now, for the first time in over a century, the fifteenth-century version of \u003ci\u003eReynard the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e reemerges in this rollicking translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders both young and old will be delighted by Reynard’s exploits, as he excels at stitching up the vain, pompous, and crooked and escapes punishment no matter how tight the noose. Highlighted by new illustrations by Edith E. Newman, Simpson's translation of the late Middle English Caxton edition restores this classic as a part of a vital tradition that extends all the way to Br’er Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, and even Itchy \u0026amp; Scratchy. As Stephen Greenblatt writes in his foreword, Reynard is the \"animal fable's version of Homer's Odysseus, the man of many wiles,\" proving that in a dog-eat-dog world the fox reigns supreme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Greenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He has written extensively on English Renaissance literature and acts as general editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of fourteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Swerve\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eWill in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45394195382433,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780871407368","price":26.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780871407368.jpg?v=1763559467","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/reynard-the-fox-hardcover-by-james-simpson-stephen-greenblatt-james-simpson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}