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- Tempo di lettura
- Circa 6 h 40 min5 h 20 min fast, 8 h slow
- Durata
- 95.500 parole
- Livello nella biblioteca
- Medio longer sentences, everyday words
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1668by Jean de La Fontaine
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Readers who enjoy sharp animal stories, brief poems, wit about kings and flatterers, and memorable sayings will love this collection. It also suits those who delight in reading aloud.
Che cos’è questo libro
Why does a clever fox win a lunch of cheese from a proud raven, while a grasshopper who sings all summer starves in winter? In these small scenes the animals talk, the trees argue and even a flea tries to trouble the gods.
Fables of La Fontaine gathers poems in twelve books of rhyming French verse, printed between 1668 and 1694. Jean de La Fontaine drew on Aesop, Phaedrus and Pilpay, and made each tale his own with jokes, asides and sharp little morals.
In questo riassunto
- 1Animals speak so that men may listenFree
- 2Pride and flattery cost you your supper
- 3The strong write the rules for the weak
- 4We see the faults of others and miss our own
- 5Clever tricks tend to return to the trickster
- 6Kings and courts reward the flatterer
- 7Content with little, you keep what matters
- 8Kindness and loyalty return when needed
- 9Longer poems add argument and a personal voice
- 10Read the rhymes aloud and the lessons land
Punto chiave 1 di 10
Animals speak so that men may listen
La Fontaine opens with a dedication to the young Dauphin, heir to the French throne. He says that the tales of old Aesop are false in the strict sense, yet they carry truths worth teaching. So he lets every creature talk, even the fishes, to reach men by way of the beasts.
At the start of Book Two he complains that critics call his work baby stories. He tries their taste with the fall of Troy and a shepherd's love song, and each time they find a fault. He shrugs and goes back to his animals.
His sources are named often. Aesop even appears as a character, and Pilpay supplies the tale of the raven, the gazelle, the tortoise and the rat. Most poems have a story and a lesson, which may come first, last or hide inside a joke. The poet also speaks to a friend, a patron or the reader, so the book feels like a talk over supper, not a sermon.
Fables let a poet say sharp things about men by letting animals say them.
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- LengthAbout 95,500 words
- Reading timeAbout 6 h 40 min
Questions about Favole di La Fontaine — Nuova edizione con note
What is Fables of La Fontaine about?
It is a set of short poems in twelve books in which animals, gods and people act out small stories. The poems show human habits, such as vanity, greed or flattery, with lessons placed before, after or within the stories.
Where did La Fontaine get his fables from?
Many come from Aesop, the Greek storyteller, and from Phaedrus, the Roman poet. Some come from the Indian teller Pilpay. La Fontaine retold them in lively rhyming verse and added his own jokes and asides.
What is the moral of The Raven and the Fox?
The fox says that a flatterer lives at the expense of the one who listens. The raven drops his cheese when he opens his beak to show off his voice, so praise can be a trap.
Is Fables of La Fontaine easy to read?
Many poems are brief enough to read in a minute or two, while the longer tales and addresses take more time. The animals, the plain plots and the quick morals make it easy to dip in anywhere and to read aloud.
What is the main message of the fables?
The poet shows that pride, flattery, greed and blind trust carry a cost, and that work, moderation and loyal friends serve people better. He offers this lightly, with humour instead of scolding.
Cita questa edizione
La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables of La Fontaine — A New Edition, with Notes. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/fables-of-la-fontaine-a-new-edition-with-notes.
La Fontaine, J. de. (2026). Fables of La Fontaine — A new edition, with notes. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/fables-of-la-fontaine-a-new-edition-with-notes (Original work published 1668)
La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables of La Fontaine — A New Edition, with Notes. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/fables-of-la-fontaine-a-new-edition-with-notes.
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author = {La Fontaine, Jean de},
title = {Fables of La Fontaine — A New Edition, with Notes},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/fables-of-la-fontaine-a-new-edition-with-notes},
note = {First published 1668}
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