Fables de La Fontaine. Tome Second by Jean de La Fontaine

"Fables de La Fontaine. Tome Second" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables published between 1668-1694. Drawing from classical sources like Aesop and Eastern texts like the Panchatantra, La Fontaine transforms ancient tales into French verse with wit and irony. These animal fables reveal keen insights into human nature through pointed morals and artful storytelling. Originally aimed at sophisticated adults, they became required reading for French schoolchildren, with countless phrases entering everyday language. Each tale balances apparent simplicity with consummate craft and subtle social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Title Fables de La Fontaine. Tome Second
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables
Credits Produced by Chuck Greif
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fables, French
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EBook-No. 17942
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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