Of Reynaert the Fox: Text and Facing Translation of the Middle Dutch Beast Epic Van Den Vos ReynaerdeA. Th Bouwman, Bart Besamusca An entertaining reworking of the most popular branch of the Old French tale of Reynard the Fox, the mid-thirteenth century Dutch epic Van den vos Reynaerde is one of the earliest long literary works in the Dutch vernacular. Sly Reynaert and a cast of other comical woodland characters find themselves again and again caught up in escapades that often provide a satirical commentary on human society. |