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 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 17942 |
| Release Date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 237 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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