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The Original Fables of La Fontaine

by Jean de La Fontaine from 1668–1694 (La Fontaine); this trans. 1885

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Tissot's prose English rendering of La Fontaine gives a different angle on the fables than Wright's verse translation — more faithful to the narrative content, less to the verse music. Comparing the two translations of the same fable is itself an illuminating exercise. The prose versions make the stories' plots cleaner and more immediately accessible, useful as a first introduction before the verse versions.

Translated from the original French.

genre:fableBaroqueSardonicWittyLyricalPlayfulen

The Original Fables of La Fontaine

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20.4k
Duration
~2 hr 33 min

48 sections

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The Original Fables of La Fontaine
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THE TWO MULES
2211:39
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THE HARE AND THE PARTRIDGE
2041:32
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THE GARDENER AND HIS LANDLORD
5954:28
5
THE MAN AND HIS IMAGE
3692:46
6
THE ANIMALS SICK OF THE PLAGUE
6945:12
7
THE UNHAPPILY MARRIED MAN
4443:20
8
THE RAT RETIRED FROM THE WORLD
2491:52
9
THE MAIDEN
3692:46
10
THE WISHES
5283:58
11
THE DAIRY-WOMAN AND THE PAIL OF MILK
3702:47
12
THE PRIEST AND THE CORPSE
3042:17
13
THE MAN WHO RAN AFTER FORTUNE AND THE MAN WHO WAITED FOR HER IN HIS BED
7405:33
14
AN ANIMAL IN THE MOON
2151:37
15
THE FORTUNE-TELLERS
4663:30
16
THE COBBLER AND THE FINANCIER
4853:38
17
THE POWER OF FABLE
3352:31
18
THE DOG WHO CARRIED HIS MASTER'S DINNER
3742:48
19
THYRSIS AND AMARANTH
3392:33
20
THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANT
1611:12
21
THE HOROSCOPE
6604:57
22
JUPITER AND THE THUNDERBOLTS
3932:57
23
EDUCATION
2822:07
24
DEMOCRITUS AND THE PEOPLE OF ABDERA
4603:27
25
THE ACORN AND THE PUMPKIN
3052:17
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THE SCHOOLBOY, THE PEDANT, AND THE OWNER OF A GARDEN
2892:10
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THE SCULPTOR AND THE STATUE OF JUPITER
2812:06
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THE OYSTER AND THE PLEADERS
2591:57
29
THE CAT AND THE FOX
3332:30
30
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT
2k15:02
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THE DOG WITH HIS EARS CROPPED
1961:28
32
THE LIONESS AND THE SHE-BEAR
2471:51
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THE RABBITS
4193:09
34
THE GODS WISHING TO INSTRUCT A SON OF JUPITER
4133:06
35
THE LION, THE MONKEY, AND THE TWO ASSES
6214:39
36
THE WOLF AND THE FOX IN THE WELL
3842:53
37
THE MICE AND THE SCREECH-OWL
4173:08
38
THE COMPANIONS OF ULYSSES
7605:42
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THE QUARREL BETWEEN THE DOGS AND THE CATS AND BETWEEN THE CATS AND THE MICE
4243:11
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THE WOLF AND THE FOX
3682:46
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LOVE AND FOLLY
2842:08
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THE FOREST AND THE WOODCUTTER
2261:42
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THE FOX AND THE YOUNG TURKEYS
2331:45
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THE APE
1140:51
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THE SCYTHIAN PHILOSOPHER
2932:12
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THE ELEPHANT AND JUPITER'S APE
3482:37
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THE LEAGUE OF RATS
4173:08
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THE ARBITER, THE HOSPITALLER, AND THE HERMIT
6344:45

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