name: Jean de la Fontaine
birth_date: 1621-07-08 00:00:00
death_date: 1695-04-13 00:00:00
genres: Poetry
avg_rating: 3.97
ratings_count: 17549
about: French writer Jean de la Fontaine collected the stories of Aesop and other persons in his Fables (1668-1694). French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place. People most widely read the famous poet Jean de la Fontaine of the 17th century.According to Gustave Flaubert, only this poet understood and mastered the texture of the language before Victor Marie Hugo. A set of postage stamps, issued in 1995, celebrates la Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine, le défi , a film, released in April 2007, starred Lorànt Deutsch of his life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de... French writer Jean de la Fontaine collected the stories of Aesop and other persons in his Fables (1668-1694). French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place. People most widely read the famous poet Jean de la Fontaine of the 17th century.According to Gustave Flaubert, only this poet understood and mastered the texture of the language before Victor Marie Hugo. A set of postage stamps, issued in 1995, celebrates la Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine, le défi , a film, released in April 2007, starred Lorànt Deutsch of his life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de... ...more