Jean de La Fontaine
Author
Language
English
Description
La Fontaine's verse fables turned the traditional folktales derived from Aesop and a range of Oriental sources into some of the greatest, and best-loved, poetic works in French. His versions of stories such as The Hare and the Tortoise and The Wolf and the Lamb are witty and sophisticated, satirizing human nature in miniature dramas in which the outcome is always unpredictable. The behavior of both animals and humans is usually centered on deception...
15) 35 fables
Author
Series
Publisher
Flammarion
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
Description
"Les paroles flatteuses du Renard convaincront-elles le Corbeau d'abandonner son fromage? Dans ce recueil, les plus célèbres fables de La Fontaine côtoient les moins connues pour dispenser des morales universelles à travers des récits imagés et amusant."--Page 4 of cover.