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His Fables of animals and everyday life took their inspiration from Aesop and Horace but they are masterworks of French literature.
The first collection of 124 Fables Choisies appeared Match 31, 1668, wisely dedicated to "Monseigneur" the Dauphin, the six year-old grandson of Louis XIV, and were choice in every sense: utterly correct, balanced, choice in rhyme, natural and easy, droll, witty, knowing, sage, utterly French. They were an immediate hit. Until recently, well-educated French could quote hundreds of lines from La Fontaine. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by France in 1995.
At intervals through the rest of his life, new editions with more Fables appeared. The last edition came out in 1693. In 1683Events June 6 The Ashmolean Museum opens as the world's first university museum. June 12 The Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II of England is discovered September 7 Polish-German troops arrive in Vienna to help the besieged November 1 The British cr he became a member of the Académie françaiseThe Academie francaise (French Academy) is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Academie, limited to forty members, has the task of acting as an official authority on the language, even though it has no enf. He died in ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, and is interred in the Père LachaiseThe Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. Located in the 20th arrondissement Pere-Lachaise Cemetery is reputed to be the most visited cemetery in the world, attracting hundreds of cemetery.
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