The most delightful history of Reynard the Fox: in heroic verse. Much illustrated and adorned with alegorical phrases and refined English, containing much wisdom and policies of state, under the fabling discourse between birds and beasts, with a moral explanation of each hard and doubtful place or part, being not only pleasant but profitable, as well to the learned of the age, as others. The like never published to the world before

All titles

• The most delightful history of Reynard the Fox: in heroic verse. Much illustrated and adorned with alegorical phrases and refined English, containing much wisdom and policies of state, under the fabling discourse between birds and beasts, with a moral explanation of each hard and doubtful place or part, being not only pleasant but profitable, as well to the learned of the age, as others. The like never published to the world before
• Reynard the Fox.
• Roman de Renart.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")
• Charles Passenger ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles, and Charles Passinger at the Seven-Stars on London-Bridge, 1681.

Added name

J. S. (John Shirley), active 1680-1702.

Publication year

1681

ESTC No.

R10991

Grub Street ID

59317

Description

[6], 114 p. ; 4°.

Note

A free adaptation of the "Roman de Renart", by John Shirley, who signs the "Epistle to the reader"

"knowing that such pleasant fables are acceptable to most, I have presumed to put them into heroic verse, in the sweetest, still, and smoothest language now in use, what has been formerly written of this kind, having been old English, composed of harsh and unintelligible words, but in this explained by moral, and largely augmented, .."--Epistle to the reader.