Les Impertinentes Fables de Jean Anouilh

Abstract

The subtitle flows over into the introduction of Krämer: 15 fables choisies, avec une préface et des annotations détaillées pour l'explication et la comparaison littéraires par Hartmut Krämer. The texts of these fables are taken from the original edition by le Table Ronde in 1962. This edition has two advantages not found in that edition. First, there are the clever designs by Lemke-Pricken. Secondly, there are the two helpful sections after each fable: a vocabulary and Indications pour l'explication de la fable. I wish I had had these when I was reading through Anouilh's fables with Jean-Pierre Karegeye in Berkeley! They will be very helpful for my next encounter with Anouilh's fables.