Fables de La Fontaine

Also known as: Les Fables choisies, mises en vers par M. de La Fontaine

Author

Jean de La Fontaine

Language

French

Year

1668

Country

France

Genre

Stories / Tales / Myths (Collection)

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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, they were originally aimed at adults but then entered the educational system and were required learning for school children.