Includes an English translation of Reinhart Fuchs, the German version of the Reynard the Fox stories.

The texts, the anonymously authored Duke Ernst, Konrad of Würzburg's Henry of Kempten, and Heinrich's Reynard the Fox [Reineke Fuchs], are also literary works, designed to entertain. Two of them are adventure stories, but carry a message about the care needed to prevent the escalation of violence; the third is a bleak warning against unscrupulous advisors. As works of literature they are varied. ... The third is an animal fable, part of the extensive tradition of Reynard the Fox, initially familiar, but developing into a violent and dark tale that ends with the death of a king. - [Abstract]

Language: English

ISBN: 978-1-64014-185-8