1696 FABLES CHOISIES By Jean de la Fontaine Very Good
1696 ,
FABLES CHOISIES
Mises En Vers Par Monsieur Et par luy reveues, corrigees & augmentes de nouveau
By Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
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Format: Hardcover,
Language: French
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Henry van Bulderen, The Hague
sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3⁄4 102 × 171),Pages
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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.
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 author of Contes, lively stories in verse, grazing and sometimes transgressing the bounds of contemporary moral standards.
SKU: BTETM0002434
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
1696 ,
FABLES CHOISIES
Mises En Vers Par Monsieur Et par luy reveues, corrigees & augmentes de nouveau
By Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
Illustrated By:
Format: Hardcover,
Language: French
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Henry van Bulderen, The Hague
sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3⁄4 102 × 171),Pages
ISBN:
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.
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 author of Contes, lively stories in verse, grazing and sometimes transgressing the bounds of contemporary moral standards.
SKU: BTETM0002434
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
1696 ,
FABLES CHOISIES
Mises En Vers Par Monsieur Et par luy reveues, corrigees & augmentes de nouveau
By Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
Illustrated By:
Format: Hardcover,
Language: French
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Henry van Bulderen, The Hague
sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3⁄4 102 × 171),Pages
ISBN:
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.
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 author of Contes, lively stories in verse, grazing and sometimes transgressing the bounds of contemporary moral standards.
SKU: BTETM0002434
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Eight books in 2 vol., additional engraved title, and illustrations, 18th century calf, rebacked and recornered, 8vo, The Hague, Henry van Bulderen, 1688-1696. *** A very clean copy with attractive engraved vignettes by Henri Cause.
