num_pages: 334
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 Molière are more commonly cited for their comedic virtues, this collection demonstrates Fontaine's deserving place alongside them.
language: English
title: The Complete Tales in Verse: La Fontaine
titlecomplete: The Complete Tales in Verse: La Fontaine
genres: Fiction, France, Fables, Short Stories, Poetry, French Literature, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 14501
publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.