Fables de La Fontaine

Author: Shanghai Library
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "Fable Poems" also achieves high artistic skill. The strong local flavor and simple customs and traditions are vividly depicted by the author, as if presenting a series of small folk art exhibitions before the audience, creating colorful and profound scenes of French social life. This book uses the animal world to symbolize human society, describing the diverse figures of French society in the late 17th century, exposing the dark side of French society, and deeply elaborating on certain major events of the time through the literary form of fable. "Fable Poems" covers a wide range of themes and features a diverse cast of characters, from high-ranking officials such as kings and nobles to merchants, farmers, and even tricksters and villains. It fully reveals the darkness and corruption of the feudal monarchy, boldly criticizes the cruelty and brutality of the aristocracy, mercilessly satirizes the lingering vices in society, and enthusiastically praises the excellent qualities of the working people—their courage to fight, love for labor, and spirit of unity and mutual assistance.