The dantin manuscript, published in 1967 by luis dantin van rooten is purportedly a collection of poems written in archaic french with learned glosses. Luis dantin van rooten mots dheures blue ridge journal. The conceit of the book is that its an annotated version of an obscure collection of medieval french verse. The d antin manuscript mother gooses rhymes, published in 1967 by luis d antin van rooten is purportedly a collection of poems written in archaic french with learned glosses. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. If you say the french words aloud, they resolve themselves into familiar english expressions that sound like someone with a. How to save webpage as pdf online an easy guide the. My editorial policy is to present only english language poetry, but then theres luis van rootens ingenious mots dheures.
Frayer jerker is a homophonic translation of the french frere jacques 1956. In fact, they are englishlanguage nursery rhymes written homophonically as a nonsensical french text. Gousses, rames by dantin van rotten, luis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gousses, rames, you wonder where they expected to find enough people to appreciate its brilliance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Full text of dictionnaire mathematique ou idee generale des mathematiques.
Full text of dictionnaire mathematique ou idee generale des. To detail the exact manner by which the dantin mss. Use automatic saving to have a fully automated pdf printer. Discovered, edited and annotated by luis dantin van rooten. Reading the poems aloud reveals them to be of a very different nature, which anyone who had an english childhood will revel in, as the poems are actually homophonic renderings of forty wellknown nursery rhymes. Gousses, rames is one of the greatest literary entertainments ever written. The book is copiously annotated to provide ersatzscholarly explanations of these ridiculous parodies.
You should know some french, and you should know some nursery rhymes. In 1967, a hollywood actor called luis dantin van rooten published mots dheures. It was mounted on top of the st marys at the wall church in colchester defending the city against siege in the summer of 1648. Users can create pdf from other image formats, or even image on system clipboard with this application. We take care of the complexity and make converting pdfs simple for you. Gousses, rames 2 came to my hand would be too tedious and of but little moment here. In fact, they are englishlanguage nursery rhymes written homophonically as a nonsensical french text with pseudoscholarly explanatory footnotes. This is a parody of rain rain go away from mots d heures, gousses. Les cookies sont utilises sur afin dafficher des liens vers les reseaux sociaux ou des annonces sur les pages. Il ny a point dheures pour les braves, repond stoiquement robert. Provided to youtube by naxos of america mots dheure, gousses, rames mother goose rhymes. Gousses, rames the dantin manuscripts reissue by luis dantin van rooten isbn.
The dantin manuscript mother gooses rhymes, published in 1967 by luis dantin van rooten is purportedly a collection of poems written in archaic french with learned glosses. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Luis dantin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. Gousses, rames, the dantin manuscript 9780140057300. Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by luis dantin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. Apr 11, 2014 provided to youtube by naxos of america mots dheure, gousses, rames mother goose rhymes.
Gousses, rames the dantin manuscriptdiscovered, edited, and annotated by luis dantin. Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by luis d antin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Sep 02, 2012 in 1967, a hollywood actor called luis dantin van rooten published mots dheures.
A wonderful collection of antiquated french poems, with detailed notes and references in english. The result is not merely the english nursery rhyme but that nursery rhyme as it would sound if spoken in english by someone with a strong french accent. Gousses rames the dantin manuscript ebook download. Gousses rames the dantin manuscript pdf full ebook. Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by. If you say the french words aloud, they resolve themselves into familiar english expressions that sound like someone with a heavy french accent.
I think i was about 15 when a family friend turned me on to luis dantin van rootens extremely clever and hilarious 1967 book mots dheures. Other examples of homophonic translation include some works by oulipo 1960, frederic dard, luis van rootens englishfrench mots dheures. This is a parody of rain rain go away from mots dheures, gousses. Suffice it to say these curious verses were part of the meagre possessions of one francois charles fernand dantin, retired school teacher, who died at the age of ninetythree in january of the year of our lord, 1950, while marking papers. This was a different approach to transatlantic humour. It runs the gamut from touchingly nostalgic to raucous. The dantin manuscript mother gooses rhymes, published in 1967 by luis dantin van rooten is purportedly a collection of. Rames, a book of nonsensical french verse that phonetically sounds like mother goose rhymes.
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