Description
Through talking animals, cunning tricksters, proud rulers, and humble creatures, these timeless fables explore human behavior with wit, irony, and sharp moral insight. Drawing on storytelling traditions from across the Western and Eastern worlds, the collection transforms familiar lessons about power, ambition, deception, friendship, and prudence into elegant French verse. Both playful and sophisticated, the tales reward young readers with memorable narratives while offering adults a nuanced portrait of society and human nature. A foundational work of French literature, it remains enduringly influential in the classroom and beyond.
Available Editions
mass_market
Pocket (FR)
Published Jan 1, 2002
482 pages
ISBN: 9782266127752
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Details
First Published
1668
Language
fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fables by Jean de La Fontaine.