Fables of La Fontaine
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Jean de La Fontaine's fables are renowned for their enduring appeal, offering a blend of moral instruction and artistic brilliance. This comprehensive edition features 240 fables, encompassing both famous and lesser-known stories. La Fontaine's signature style, using animals to personify human traits and actions, allows for insightful commentary on society, love, and the human condition. Each fable unfolds as a miniature story, presenting a moral lesson disguised within a captivating narrative. Through wit and clever rhymes, La Fontaine explores themes of greed, vanity, deceit, and the power of virtue, leaving readers with a lasting understanding of human behavior and its consequences. The book provides a biographical overview of La Fontaine and Aesop, highlighting the rich legacy of fables and their enduring relevance in understanding the complexities of life.Book Details
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Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across...
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