Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 04

Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 04

by Jean de La Fontaine

Nei 12 volumi delle "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia umana. Quest'opera dimostrò il suo amore per la vita rurale e attraverso animali simbolici ironizzò sulla vita della società dell'epoca. In the 12 volumes/books of "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine renewed Aesop's tradition, representing the human comedy. This demonstrated his love for country life and by symbolic animals he ironized about his current years society's life. (Summary by Paolo Fedi)

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Poetry Satire Fiction Humour Philosophy Fairy Tale Children's Literature

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Comedy Symbolism Literature Satire Society Human Nature Fables La Fontaine 17th Century Aesop Animals Classic France

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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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