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Jean de La Fontaine Libri

    8 luglio 1621 – 13 aprile 1695

    Jean de La Fontaine è il più celebre favolista francese e uno dei poeti più letti del XVII secolo. La sua opera è lodata per la sua magistrale padronanza della lingua francese, un'abilità che pochi prima di lui avevano raggiunto. Attraverso le sue memorabili favole con animali, La Fontaine esplorò temi senza tempo di moralità e commento sociale. Le sue narrazioni, piene di arguzia e saggezza, offrono profonde riflessioni sulla natura umana che continuano ad affascinare i lettori.

    Jean de La Fontaine
    Fables
    Amore e Psiche. L'enigma dell'amore
    Le favole di La Fontaine
    Le favole di La Fontaine
    Le fiabe degli animali
    Favole. Saggezza dei saggi e saggezza popolare in un classico intramontabile - Edizione integrale

    • Fables: Jean de la Fontaine; Translated by Sir Edward Marsh; Illustrated by R. de la Nézière

      • 176pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Jean de la Fontaine's fables explore timeless themes such as greed, envy, love, and mortality through a collection of 60 tales featuring memorable animal characters. Drawing inspiration from both well-known and obscure classical sources, these stories, including "The Crow and the Fox" and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," remain relevant today. The collection is enhanced by over 100 charming illustrations that bring La Fontaine's delightful narratives and their vibrant personalities to life.

      Fables: Jean de la Fontaine; Translated by Sir Edward Marsh; Illustrated by R. de la Nézière
      3,9

    • Selected Fables

      • 89pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      All the imagination, whimsy, and invention that have made Alexander Calder's mobiles and stabiles so popular. 36 fables — in rhymed translation by Eunice Clark — with a Calder drawing for each fable and 12 additional vignettes. Includes "The Lion in Love" and "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs." Contains mature content.

      Selected Fables
      3,8

    • World is Full of Foolish Men

      • 64pagine
      • 3 ore di lettura

      'The pleasure is twice as sweet When you cheat a cheat.' An illustrated collection of fables from one of France's most vital writers. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

      World is Full of Foolish Men
      3,5

    • The most fabulous Fables of the 17 Th century. La fontaine Tome I

      For children in pre-WWII France, memorizing Jean de La Fontaine's fables was a cherished ritual. The fables, like "The Fox and the Raven" and "The Lion and the Gnat," explore themes of flattery and the dangers of underestimating others. La Fontaine's tales serve as timeless lessons on appearances and humility.

      The most fabulous Fables of the 17 Th century. La fontaine Tome I