Gousses rames the d antin manuscript ebook download. Luis van rooten, november 29, 1906 june 17, 1973 was a mexicanborn, american actor. The whole volume is an esoteric joke aimed at native speakers of english who have studied. Luis dantin van rooten mots dheures blue ridge journal. In the classic example of luis dantin van rootens mots dheures. Discovered, edited and annotated by luis d antin 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. Luis dantin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. Gousses, rames 2 came to my hand would be too tedious and of but little moment here. Mots dheure gousses rames archives sean oneill, writer. Gousses, rames, a nonorganic arrangement of frenchlanguage words and phrases designed to approximate the speech sounds of mother goose rhymes.
How to save webpage as pdf online an easy guide the. Gousses, rames the title is in french, but when pronounced, sounds similar to the english mother goose rhymes, in which he is allegedly the editor of a manuscript by the fictional francois charles fernand dantin, contains copious footnotes purporting to help explain the nonsensical french text. He was christened luis dantin van rooten van rooten earned his ba at the university of pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in hollywood during world war ii. Gousses, rames are variations on the same theme, and theres not much we can say about one that we cant say about the other except of course details like author, number of entries, etc. I agree that its evidence for the cantonese nl merger, but i would spell out the reason differently. Rootens now classic mots dheures, gousses, rames, a whimsical little book that recycles wellknown english nursery rhymes in nonsensical but often amusing pseudofrench.
Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by luis d antin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. Gousses, rames by dantin van rotten, luis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Apr 11, 2014 provided to youtube by naxos of america mots dheure, gousses, rames mother goose rhymes. Though much read and imitated, these homophonic translations have largely evaded theoretical focus. Gousses, rames, the dantin manuscript, which was originally published in 1967. The phonetic annotations are rather reminiscent of the old mots dheures.
Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by luis dantin van rooten, london, angus and robertson, 1967. My editorial policy is to present only english language poetry, but then theres luis van rootens ingenious mots dheures. The dantin manuscript mother gooses rhymes, published in 1967 by luis dantin van rooten is purportedly a collection of. An essay on the archaeology of our popular phrases, and. The nature of desperation is the idea behind this piece. Van rooten was born in mexico city, mexico, and emigrated to the united states with his parents when he was eight, growing up in pennsylvania.
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. Van rooten est connu en particulier pour son livre mots dheures. When my mom was trying to explain this book of homophonic translations from english to french that used to make her laugh when she was a kid reading them with her dad, i wasnt sure what she was talking about until i found mots dheures. This is a parody of rain rain go away from mots dheures, gousses.
Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Gousses, rames 1967, for the sheer enjoyment of it. Gousses, rames, the dantin manuscript 9780140057300. Gousses, rames discovered, edited, and annotated by. Gousses, rames, you wonder where they expected to find enough people to appreciate its brilliance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To detail the exact manner by which the dantin mss. Rames, a book of nonsensical french verse that phonetically sounds like mother goose rhymes. When i was browsing in a used book shop in melbourne, i found it on a shelf labeled books on books, but im not sure thats where it belongsor where it possibly could belong, for that matter. I remember my junior high school librarian pulling me aside one day and shoving a copy into my hands. 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. In 1967, american dialect actor luis dantin van rooten published his nowclassic mots dheures. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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. There are the small ones such as when the water company digs up the old main in your street over a fourweek period, using pounding, drilling and roaring machines, while major desperations mark you more permanently and can have a calamitous effect that leaves you without hope. He earned his ba at the university of pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in hollywood during world war ii. So dont try too hard to make sense of it, pillowslips or no. Gousses ramesthe dantin manuscript by penguin books ltd isbn 10 0140057307 isbn 0140057307 nonsense poems in nonsense poems in french, when pronounced, sound like english nursery rhymes, such as humpty dumpty and jack sprat. The dantin manuscript by accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. A wonderful collection of antiquated french poems, with detailed notes and references in english. This is a parody of rain rain go away from mots d heures, gousses. Skippy the bush kangaroo is one of australias alltime most successful cultural exports.
Carpenter 2012 translation, transmutation, transmediation, and transmission in trans. 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. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Gousses, rames, the d antin manuscript, which was originally published in 1967. Van rooten is well known in particular for his book mots dheures. Gousses rames the dantin manuscript pdf full ebook.
Provided to youtube by naxos of america mots dheure, gousses, rames mother goose rhymes. I remember my junior high school librarian pulling me aside one day and shoving a. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. It runs the gamut from touchingly nostalgic to raucous. The d antin manuscript by accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. Dantin van rootens homophonic mother goose ryan fraser introduction most translation scholars and frenchenglish bilinguals read luis dantin van rootens homophonic translations of mother goose, the now classic mots dheures. When my mom was trying to explain this book of homophonic translations from english to french that used to make her laugh when she was a kid reading them with her dad, i wasnt sure what she was talking about until i found mots d heures. A definition of information is suggested, which attempts to encapsulate the nature of information implied by the model. Gousses, rames is one of the greatest literary entertainments ever written. Wants pawn term, dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder inner ladle cordage, honor itch offer lodge dock florist. His facility with languages made van rooten an indemand military radio announcer during the war, and he. Gousses, rames by luis van rooten will love this account of the dutch origins of, not only old english nursery rhymes, but also common phrases like raining cats and dogs, expressed in real dutch words that sound like the original, but translate as something quite different. Gousses, rames the dantin manuscripts reissue by luis dantin van rooten isbn. I propose that we think of this article as about the two of them together.
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. The conceit of the book is that its an annotated version of an obscure collection of medieval french verse. You should know some french, and you should know some nursery rhymes. Disk ladle gull orphan worry ladle cluck wetter putty ladle rat hut, an fur disk raisin pimple colder ladle rat rotten hut. Gousses, rames the dantin manuscriptdiscovered, edited, and annotated by luis dantin. You might quote fight club by chuck palahniuk at me, or maybe the catcher in the rye by jd. In fact, they are englishlanguage nursery rhymes written homophonically as a nonsensical french text with pseudoscholarly explanatory footnotes. Sold to 128 countries and dubbed into 25 languages, it had a global audience in the early 1970s of more. Discovered, edited and annotated by luis dantin van rooten. Humpty dumpty was a powerful cannon during the english civil war 164249. The book is copiously annotated to provide ersatzscholarly explanations of these ridiculous parodies.
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