{"product_id":"bonaventure-des-perierss-novel-pastimes-and-merry-tales-paperback","title":"Bonaventure Des Périers's Novel Pastimes and Merry Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonaventure Des Périers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond C. La Charité\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eVirginia A. La Charité\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nouvelles Récréations et Joyeaux Devis of Bonaventure des Périers are here translated for the first time into modern English. The translators have been successful in retaining the vitality of this important French Renaissance satirist, turning his colloquial sixteenth-century French into equally colloquial and lively American. The translation of the 129 tales is prefaced by a biographical study of des Périers both as man and artist, and a critical bibliography is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond C. La Charité\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eVirginia A. La Charité\u003c\/b\u003e are associate professors of French at the University of Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130630672519,"sku":"9780813153490","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/60812f3d10a1c7cc35505ea8d53d12c5.webp?v=1732612479","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/bonaventure-des-perierss-novel-pastimes-and-merry-tales-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}