Description: Ignacy Krasicki (1735-1801) was hailed as "The Prince of Poets" by his contemporaries. In 1779, sixty-five of his fables, which used contemporary events and human relations to show a course to guide human conduct, were published. These fables present a world where reason is valued over sentiment, true to the enlightenment ideal. But the rhymes also sugar coat a bitter message: depicting a world where the strong continually take advantage of the weak. Many of the fables, which were published after the first partition of Poland in which Russia, Prussia and Austria took their first bites of their weaker neighbor, should also be read for their political implications. This bilingual edition includes English translation by Gerard Kapolka and twenty-two illustrations by well known Polish artist Barbara Swidzinska.
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Restocking Fee: No
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Original Language: Polish
Book Title: Polish Fables : Bilingual Edition
Number of Pages: 106 Pages
Language: Pol,Eng
Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Folklore & Mythology, General
Publication Year: 1997
Features: Reprint
Illustrator: Swiozinska, Barbara, Yes
Genre: Fiction, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Ignacy Krasicki
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
