Jean De La Fontaine

A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine Jean De La Fontaine

Fables of la fontaine illustrated from Jean de La Fontaine. French fabulist and poet (1621-1695). Aesops fables for children illustrated are presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean de La Fontaine is in the English language. Fables of la fontaine illustrated were issued in several volumes from 1668 to 1694. They are classics of French literature. The subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races. What gives fables from around the world their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness of touch, the unconstrained suppleness of metrical structure, the unfailing humor of the pointed the consummate art of their apparent artlessness. Keen insight into the foibles of human nature is found throughout, but in the later books ingenuity is employed to make the fable cover, yet convey, social doctrines and sympathies more democratic than the age would have tolerated in unmasked expression. Almost from the start, the Fables entered French literary consciousness to a greater degree than any other classic of its literature. For generations many of these little apologues have been read, committed to memory, recited, paraphrased, by every French school child. Countless phrases from them are current idioms, and familiarity with them is assumed. Fables myths and fairy tales writing lessons are highly recommended to read.. fables myths and fairy tales writing lessons aesops for children illustrated of la fontaine from around the world vol 11 wolves complete collection 2 graphic novel jean de reflections snow white comic a homelands storybook love workbook