Reynard the Fox - After the German Version of Goethe

Ainslie, A. Douglas

Published by Macmillan & Co Ltd., London, 1886

About this Item

1886. First edition thus. xx, 338pp. plus a 2 page catalogue. All edges gilt. Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was very popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, and in chapbook form throughout the Early Modern period. The stories are largely concerned with the main character Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox and trickster figure. This English edition by Ainslie is taken from the German version of Goethe, which is a poem in hexameters, in twelve parts, written 1793 and first published 1794. Goethe adapted the Reynard material from the edition by Johann Christoph Gottsched (1752), based on the 1498 Reynke de vos. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear on the boards and a small stain near the middle of the rear board. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription. Seller Inventory # VIPoet029

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reynard the Fox - After the German Version ...

Publisher: Macmillan & Co Ltd., London

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Original Blue Cloth Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition Thus