Le Favole Di La Fontaine by Jean de la Fontaine
A collection of concise, often comic fables in verse that use talking animals and simple incidents to expose human follies and ethical truths; each tale ends with a pointed moral, offering sharp social satire alongside practical lessons about ambition, selfishness, hypocrisy, friendship, and justice. Drawing on classical and folk sources, the pieces combine elegant poetic technique, irony, and vivid characterization to instruct and amuse, which accounts for their long-standing influence on moral education and literary tradition.
- Published
- 1668
- Nationality
- French
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- Unknown
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- Original Language
- French
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- Fables choisies, mises en vers
- Le Favole di La Fontaine
- Les Fables
- The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
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