Once Again, La Fontaine: 60 More Fables

by Jean de la Fontaine, David Schorr

Collects sixty new translations of the French fabulist's stories, inspired by Aesop, designed to teach lessons and morals.

Hardcover

First published November 29, 2001

About the author

French writer Jean de la Fontaine collected the stories of Aesop and other persons in his Fables (1668-1694).

French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.

People most widely read the famous poet Jean de la Fontaine of the 17th century.

According to Gustave Flaubert, only this poet understood and mastered the texture of the language before Victor Marie Hugo. A set of postage stamps, issued in 1995, celebrates la Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine, le défi , a film, released in April 2007, starred Lorànt Deutsch of his life.

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