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The fables of "La Fontaine's Fables" are mostly based on fables from ancient Greece, Rome and India, as well as folktales from the Middle Ages and the 17th century, successfully shaping the aristocracy. Typical images such as priests, judges, businessmen, doctors and farmers, involving all classes and industries, profoundly depict the various aspects of the world, and are a mirror that vividly reflects the social life of France in the 17th century.
The main characters in "La Fontaine's Fables" are humans and gods, as well as various animals. The main venues for activities are forests, fields, cliffs, rivers, seas, roads, shops, palaces, and huts. etc., forming a "hundred-act comedy" with the universe as the background, exposing the decadent darkness of the feudal dynasty and reflecting various problems in the real world.
A brief introduction to the author of "La Fontaine's Fables"
Fontaine L. (1621-1695), a famous French fable poet and one of the representative writers of classical literature. Born in a family of small officials in Champagne Province, France. When he was young, he grew up in the countryside and had a great love for nature. At the same time, he also discovered Malebe's lyric poems in his grandfather's rich collection of books, and he developed a strong interest in poetry from then on.
In Paris, he began to engage in writing and made friends with celebrities, including Molière, Racine and other poets and dramatists. In 1668, he published the first volume of "Fables" and became famous in the literary world. He then published a second volume. In 1684, La Fontaine was elected a member of the French Academy. He was the founder of French free verse and had a great influence on later European fable writers.