{"product_id":"9781857544824","title":"The Complete Tales in Verse (Contes et nouvelles en vers)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published three years before the Jean de la Fontaine's \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e began to appear, the verse compositions in \u003ci\u003eComplete Tales in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e were the fruit of Fontaine's wicked delight in reading Boccacio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, Ariosto's \u003ci\u003eOrlando Furioso\u003c\/i\u003e, the works of Rabelais, and others. Marital misdemeanors, resourceful females, and addled males inspire some of the author's most richly inventive plotting, which recasts the source stories in his own witty words. While Rabelais, Voltaire, and Molière are more commonly cited for their comedic virtues, this collection demonstrates Fontaine's deserving place alongside them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carcanet Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054074708208,"sku":"9781857544824","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781857544824_p0.jpg?v=1763599135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781857544824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}