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La Fontaine Fables
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025364353
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.57
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
La Fontaine Fables is a foundational collection of poetic narratives that stand as a pillar of European literature. Jean de La Fontaine's masterful use of allegory and anthropomorphism brings to life a world where animals mirror the foibles, virtues, and vices of humanity. Through legendary tales such as the race between the tortoise and the hare or the encounter between the wolf and the lamb, these fables offer profound insights into power dynamics, ethics, and the human condition.
This edition, curated with the involvement of Edmond Pilon and Fernand Dauphin, preserves the rhythmic beauty and satirical wit that have made these stories immortal. Each fable concludes with a poignant moral, distilled from the observations of life in the 17th-century French court but universally applicable across all eras. La Fontaine Fables is more than a book of children's stories; it is a sophisticated literary work that challenges readers to reflect on social justice and personal integrity. Its blend of humor, drama, and philosophy ensures its place as a cherished classic for scholars and casual readers alike, celebrating the enduring power of the oral tradition transformed into high literary art.
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