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| Name: |
Jean de La Fontaine | | Birth Date: |
July 8, 1621 | | Death Date: |
April 13, 1695 | | Nationality: |
French | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of Jean de La Fontaine
960 words, approx. 3.2 pages
 The French poet and man of letters Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was one of the great French classical authors. He preferred to work in relatively minor and unexploited genres, such as the fable and the verse tale. While he did not hesitate to borrow f...
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 Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Jean de La Fontaine ( 1621-07-08 – 1695-04-13 ) is the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Fables (1668–1679) 2 Unsourced 3 External links // Sourced Fables...
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 Jean de La Fontaine Information
3,201 words, approx. 11 pages
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the...
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 The Modern Language Review Reading Undercover: Audience and Authority in Jean de la Fontaine.(Review)
07/01/2000: 442 words, approx. 2 pages Reading Undercover: Audience and Authority in Jean de La Fontaine. By ANNE L. BIRBERICK. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press; London: Associated University Presses. 1998. 160 pp. 27 [pounds sterling]. Anne Birberick approaches La Fontaine from an interesting and original angle, classifying his... summary from source:
The Romanic Review
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 Critical Essay by Nathan Gross
8,790 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Gross asserts that the narrative remarks which frame La Fontaine's story Psyché are meant to draw the reader's attention to the powerful effects of both nature and art on human emotion.
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Critical Essay by Maya Slater
8,771 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Slater identifies some organizing principles that seem to govern the grouping of La Fontaine's poetic fables within each of his books, nevertheless concluding that this organization does not serve to underscore any calculated theme or intention.
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Critical Essay by Richard Danner
8,766 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Danner summarizes the evaluations of such La Fontaine scholars as de Mourgues, Runte, and Rubin regarding La Fontaine's use of irony in his Fables. Danner suggests that disagreements between the critical assessments are the result of differing—and not always precise—definitions of irony.
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Jean de La Fontaine by Jean de La Fontaine | |
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