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La Fontaine's Fables
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. Composition history Divided into 12 books, there are 239 of the ''Fables'', varying in length from a few lines to some hundred, those written later being as a rule longer than those written earlier. The first collection of ''Fables Choisies'' had appeared March 31, 1668, dividing 124 fables into six books over its two volumes. They were dedicated to ''"Monseigneur"'' Louis, ''le Grand Dauphin'', the six-year-old son of Louis XIV of France and his queen consort Maria Theresa of Spain. By this time, La Fontaine was 47 and known to readers chiefly as the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauveau - Fables De La Fontaine - 01-07
Chauveau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Chauveau (1847–1916), lawyer, judge and educator * Auguste Chauveau (1827–1917), professor and veterinarian *Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde (1756–1841), lawyer in Paris * Claude Chauveau (1861-1940), French politician *François Chauveau (1613–1676), French engraver * Jean-Pierre Chauveau (born 1942), a member of the Senate of France *Michel Chauveau (born 1956), French historian and Egyptologist *Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (1820–1890), the first premier of the Canadian province of Quebec *Sylvain Chauveau (born 1971), an instrumental music and electronic music artist and composer from Bayonne, France * Yves Chauveau (born 1945), a French retired professional football goalkeeper See also * Chauveau (electoral district) * Chauveau Point *Pierre Chauveau Medal The Pierre Chauveau Medal is a biennial award of the Royal Society of Canada "for a distinguished contribution to knowledge in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchatantra
The ''Panchatantra'' (IAST: Pañcatantra, ISO: Pañcatantra, sa, पञ्चतन्त्र, "Five Treatises") is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story.Panchatantra: Indian Literature Encyclopaedia Britannica The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient. The text's author is unknown, but it has been attributed to in some s and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
