Reynard the Fox /
"Reynard--a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders--is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors. How will he pit his wits against his accusers--gree...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Bodleian Library,
2020.
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| Summary: | "Reynard--a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders--is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors. How will he pit his wits against his accusers--greedy Bruin the Bear, pretentious Courtoys the Hound, and dark and dangerous Isengrim the Wolf--to escape the gallows?"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Item Description: | Map on endpapers. "Based on William Caxton's bestselling 1481 English translation from the Middle Dutch, but expanded with new interpretations, innovative language and characterisation, this edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story"--Dust jacket. |
| Physical Description: | xxix, 449 pages : color maps ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781851245550 1851245553 |