Selected Fables in Verse by La Fontaine

Author: (French) La Fontaine
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Publish Date: 1998-07-01
Features: Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a famous French poet in the 17th century, and his masterpiece is "Fables." His poems have stood the test of time and are still widely read today. This is a situation that, apart from Molière, no other classical writers can match in terms of having such a large readership. What is the reason for this? It is determined by the content and artistic achievement of the works. Of course, the content of fables in various countries is largely similar, and La Fontaine's fable poems mostly draw their themes from Greek and Roman sources, so in terms of content, there is not much originality. However, the fact that he adopted the fable genre for his creations at that time was a bold and daring innovation.