La Fontaine: 220 books

CONTENTS As Essay on the Life and Works of Jean de la Fontaine xiii The Life of Æsop, the Phrygian xxxiii Dedication to Monseigneur the Dauphin li Preface lv To Monseigneur the Dauphin lxiii The Grasshopper and the Ant 3 The Raven and the Fox 5 The Frog that Wished to make Herself...

The fables were written and first published in the 17th century. They portray humans' behaviour in the society. The subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races. What gives La Fontaine's Fables their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness of touch,...

Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La Fontaine’s fables offer vivid perspectives on such elemental...

Questa raccolta di 240 favole, suddivise i 12 libri, nasce anche da un accurato lavoro di traduzione e di adattamento che de La Fontaine fa delle favole di Esopo e Fedro. Hanno per protagonisti gli animali nei quali vengono trasposti i vizi e le virtù umane. Negli ultimi libri troviamo riferimenti...

The fables were written and first published in the 17th century. They portray humans' behaviour in the society. The subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races. What gives La Fontaine's Fables their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness of touch,...

The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine are classics of French literature. The subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races. What gives La Fontaine's Fables their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness...

There are some writers the facts about whom can never be entirely told, because they are inexhaustible, and speaking of whom we do not fear to be blamed for repetition, because, though well known, they furnish topics which never weary. La Fontaine is one of this class. No poet has been praised oftener,...

»Dem Raben hüpft das Herz vor Lust. Der Stimme Zier Zu künden, tut mit stolzem Sinn Er weit den Schnabel auf; da - fällt der Käse hin. Der Fuchs nimmt ihn und spricht: ›Mein Freundchen, denkt an mich! Ein jeder Schmeichler mästet sich Vom Fette des, der willig auf ihn hört. Die Lehr' ist...

Jean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature. Humorous, nuanced and ironical,...

Fables – Tome I Jean de La Fontaine, poète français (1621-1695) Ce livre numérique présente «Fables – Tome I», de Jean de La Fontaine, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder...

La Cigale ayant chanté Tout l’Été, Se trouva fort dépourvue Quand la bise fut venue. Pas un seul petit morceau De mouche ou de vermisseau. Elle alla crier famine Chez la Fourmi sa voisine ; La priant de lui prêter Quelque grain pour subsister Jusqu’à la saison nouvelle. Je vous paierai,...

Édition enrichie (Introduction, notes, appendices, répertoire bibliographique, répertoire iconographique, glossaire et bibliographie) Quatre amis se promènent dans le parc de Versailles pour admirer les fastes du Roi-Soleil. Ils agrémentent leur visite en écoutant l'un d'eux raconter...

La vie d'Esope le Phrygien Jean de La Fontaine, poète français (1621-1695) Ce livre numérique présente «La vie d'Esope le Phrygien», de Jean de La Fontaine, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet...

Pour la comédie, la tragédie ou l'éloquence, toutes les places étaient déjà prises. La Fontaine ressuscite alors la fable, qui dormait depuis l'antiquité et le Moyen Âge. Un genre très humble mais qui lui offrait tout le théâtre de l'univers. Avec des animaux, il allait bâtir une comédie...