Fables

Resumen del libro

The most famous fabulist after Aesop, the French poet Jean de la Fontaine published his three collections of fables in the second half of the seventeenth century, and found that not only had he an instant popular success on his hands; he happened to have written a literary masterpiece as well. Though not specifically composed for the young, these tales have a freshness and vividness which continue to appeal to children today, while the psychological astuteness of the author and the wit and elegance of his style will impress adults as well. La Fontaine happily ransacked a whole range of sources for his stories - from ancient Greek and Latin to contemporary French and Italian - adapting, interweaving, blending, inventing and transforming as he went.

The result is a unique and imaginative tour de force which has delighted and entertained readers for over 300 years.

Biografía del autor

Jean de La Fontaine fue un escritor francés del siglo XVII. Se le conoce principalmente por sus doce libros de fábulas, en los que recoge más de trescientos relatos en verso, protagonizados por animales, con una moraleja final. Las fábulas fueron muy populares en su época y hoy en día forman parte de los clásicos de la literatura universal.