Complete Tales in Verse: Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers

by Jean de La Fontaine

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Description First published three years before the Jean de la Fontaine's "Fables" began to appear, the verse compositions in "Complete Tales in Verse" were the fruit of Fontaine's wicked delight in reading Boccacio's "Decameron," Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso," the works of Rabelais, and others. Marital misdemeanors, resourceful females, and addled males inspire some of the author's most richly inventive plotting, which recasts the source stories in his own witty words. While Rabelais, Voltaire, and Moliere are more commonly cited for their comedic virtues, this collection demonstrates Fontaine's deserving place alongside them.

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First published three years before the Jean de la Fontaine's Fables began to appear, the verse compositions in Complete Tales in Verse were the fruit of Fontaine's wicked delight in reading Boccacio's Decameron , Ariosto's Orlando Furioso , the works of Rabelais, and others. Marital misdemeanors, resourceful females, and addled males inspire some of the author's most richly inventive plotting, which recasts the source stories in his own witty words. While Rabelais, Voltaire, and Moli

Author Biography

French poet Jean de La Fontaine is most famous as the author of the "Fables," a collection of some 240 poems that appeared in 12 volumes between 1668 and 1694.

Details

  • ISBN 185754482X
  • ISBN-13 9781857544824
  • Title Complete Tales in Verse: Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers
  • Author Jean de La Fontaine
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2006
  • Pages 334
  • Edition 1st
  • Publisher Carcanet Press
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