Fables
by Jean de La Fontaine · first published 1678
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Jean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature. Humorous, nuanced and ironical, they were originally aimed at adults but then entered the educational system and were required learning for school children.
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Can anyone recommend an illustrated translation of La Fontaine's Fables for children?
on “Belling the Cat” ↗Ah! The plot thickens. The Fables of La Fontaine are well known, but I hadn’t heard of Montaigne before. Apparently there is a link! First there is this: https://www.jstor.org/stable/458505 “Montaigne as a Source of La Fontaine's Fable:…
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